The Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Konstantinos Koutras, stated the following in response to journalists’ questions regarding reports of a supposed discomfort expressed to the Greek side concerning the issue of provision of flyover permission for Greek airspace to Russian state civil aircraft:
“Not only was discomfort or any other negative comment expressed to the Greek government by any side regarding the matter of granting flyover permission for Greek airspace, but, on the contrary, Greece’s handling of this issue was highly appreciated.”
September 9, 2015