Foreign Minister Kotzias and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu talk again by telephone

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu talked again by telephone a short while ago, discussing today’s developments with regard to the attempted coup in Turkey and the issue of the Turkish pilots who landed and asked for asylum in Alexandroupoli.

Mr. Kotzias reiterated to his Turkish counterpart the Greek government’s view that the attempted overthrow of the democratically elected Turkish government constitutes a punishable act. With regard to the request for asylum, Mr. Kotzias stressed that, while the issue will be examined based on the provisions of Greek and international law, and the procedures provided for under international law will be complied with, it will be borne very seriously in mind that the arrested parties stand accused in their country of violating constitutional legality and attempting to overthrow democracy.