Turkish warplanes keep violating Greek airspaceFebruary 27, 2020 - 12:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 13 Turkish warplanes violated Greek airspace 30 times in total on Tuesday, February 25, the Greek foreign ministry has said, according to EU Observer. Two Turkish F-16 jets also did it twice on Monday, in what is becoming an ever more frequent event. There were 4,627 such incidents last year - an all-time high - the Greek ministry said. There were also 3,705 violations in 2018 and 3,317 in 2017, it said. Greece usually scrambles its own jets to escort Turkish ones out again. The incidents are not likely to lead to a military clash, but they contribute to bad will in the region. "Almost every week, we have these provocative actions from Turkish fighter planes," a Greek diplomat said on Wednesday. "Greek planes do not violate Turkish airspace" in return, he added. The Turkish foreign ministry could not be reached for comment. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |