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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-04-11
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[01] New government meeting with representatives of institutions underway
[02] Second formation of Turkish fighter jets enter Athens FIR
[01] New government meeting with representatives of institutions underway
A new meeting between government ministers and the representatives of
the institutions started on Monday evening in central Athens.
The meeting follows marathon negotiation talks that started on Sunday
and concluded at 06.50 this morning, in which progress was made but no
agreement was achieved
[02] Second formation of Turkish fighter jets enter Athens FIR
A second group of Turkish F-4 Phantom II fighter jets and a KC-135
aerial refueling aircraft entered Athens' FIR at 14.59 (local) without
submitting flight plans on Monday, Greece's National Defence General
Staff said on Monday.
The aircraft flew over the northeastern part of Lesvos at 22,000 feet,
it said in a press release. The Turkish aircraft, which exited Athens
FIR at 15.01 north of Lesvos, were recognized and intercepted by Greek
fighter jets.
Earlier, two Turkish F-16 entered Athens' FIR (13.26 local) between the
islands of Lesvos and Chios without submitting a flight plan. The fighter
jets flew over the islets of Inouses at 9,000 feet and a minute later
they exited Athens FIR through the same route. The Turkish formation
was recognized by Greek fighter jets
The Turkish overflights were witnessed by the Dutch frigate "Van Amstel"
which is operating east of Chios as part of the NATO operation in the
area to stop migrant smuggling rings. The Greek frigate "Salamis" and
the Turkish "Gokova" both operate east of Lesvos.
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