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Reuters Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Nikos Dendias
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement in response to reports of the Ankara government’s emergency suspension of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias as he was returning via Turkish airspace to his country from Iraq yesterday.
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aqsa refuted these reports, describing them as “false rumors and accusations that do not reflect the truth”, and held the Greek side responsible for publishing them.
The spokesperson explained that Greece yesterday asked the Ankara government for permission for the Dendias plane to fly to Iraq and return through Turkish airspace, noting that the Turkish authorities granted the required permission in a timely manner and without delay.
Aksoy pointed out that the plane that Dendias took in Iraq broke down and the Greek government had to assign another plane and requested a new permit from Turkey to use its airspace, and this permit was also granted without delay.
The spokesman said that the aforementioned aircraft took off from Iraq without submitting a flight plan for it through the Eurocontrol system, in accordance with applicable standards, and added: “When the aforementioned aircraft arrived in our airspace, the flight plan it was urgently requested from the Iraqi authorities and after obtaining a response from the Iraqi authorities, the plane completed its journey safely. “
Aksoy emphasized that no aircraft can fly without reporting the flight plan, and that obtaining the plan was necessary for the safety of the Greek Foreign Minister, noting that the Ankara government had provided sufficient information to Greece on the matter.
Source: Anatolia
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