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Turkish judicial authorities have postponed an appeal hearing against the imprisonment on remand of the two Greek soldiers arrested last week. “The hearing will take place some time this week,” the lawyers of the two Greeks said. They had applied for the clients’ release from Edirne prison early on Monday. …

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US ambassador to Athens, Geoffrey Pyatt expressed concern about the two Greek soldiers remanded in Turkey. Speaking to Kathimerini reporters at the Economic Forum in Delphi, late Friday, Pyatt said the US is closely monitoring the case and that he has talked with the US Assistant Secretary of State about …

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A Turkish court in Edirne remanded custody for the two Greek soldiers who will be tried for illegal entry in the country. They will remain in custody until Monday until Monday, March 5th 2018. After the court decision the two were taken to the local prison. KTG understands that the trial …

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The two Greek soldiers will stand trial for illegal entry in Turkey, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos told a press briefing on Friday. He said that that Greek Chief of General Staff,  Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, has been in touch with his Turkey counterpart, Hulusi Akar, and expects the trial to be …

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Two Greek soldiers were arrested by units of Turkish army near the natural border of the two countries, the Evros river. The two Greeks, a lieutenant and a soldier commissioned for 5-years, were on patrol in Kastanies on Thursday (March 1st) morning. The Greek Ministry of Defense said in a …

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The Albanian government has started to exhume  the bones of thousands Greek soldiers who fell on Albanian soil while they were fighting against Mussolini’s fascists troops in 1940-1941 who had occupied Greece’s neighboring country. The move comes after an agreement between Greece and Albania and after the Albanian government has …

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