Turkish fighter jets violate Greek airspace againJanuary 29, 2016 - 11:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos was flying over the Imia islet to lay a wreath on the place where three men of the Hellenic Navy lost their lives, while two Turkish jet fighters were flying overhead, violating Greek airspace, according to the Greek Reporter. The minister was commemorating the 20th anniversary of the dangerous confrontation between Greece and Turkey over the two uninhabited islets that belong to Greece, but Turkey had raised territorial claims at the time. While Kammenos was over Imia on a helicopter to drop the wreath to commemorate the three men, two Turkish fighter planes violated Greek airspace flying over Kalolimnos island. According to a statement released by the Greek Ministry of National Defense on Thursday, January 28, “a pair of Turkish F-16 entered the FIR and flew over the island of Kalolimnos at 26,000 feet.” The Turkish F-16 remained in Greek airspace for about one minute and at 10:46 they exited the Athens FIR. According to the statement, the Turkish aircraft were identified and intercepted in line with international rules and established practice. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |