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GREECE

Communication with Turkiye always 'open'

Greece will always seek to keep open channels of communication with Turkiye, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday. The prime minister made the remarks at a news conference during the 86th Thessaloniki International Fair in port city Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Mitsotakis rejected "recent unacceptable statements" of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, adding that despite such remarks, he was "always available and open to a meeting with the Turkish leader", Greek national broadcaster ERT reported. During an event in Turkiye earlier this month, Erdogan accused Greece of "harassment" of Turkish fighter jets in the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean recently. Greece has rejected the claims.