Turkey criticizes Greek Foreign Minister for his remarks targeting Turkey

The Turkish Foreign Ministry criticized yesterday the recent remarks made by Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas who has chided Turkey in his speech during a conference which was held in Athens on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of their membership in NATO on February 16 in presence of NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. A statement from the Foreign Ministry said, 'It is known by the Greek authorities and all parties concerned that we are paying special attention to ensuring that our relations with Greece are conducted on the basis of a positive agenda. While it is expected that celebration of the 60th anniversary of our countries' simultaneous accession to NATO should strengthen this positive agenda, the fact that Greek authorities resort to such accusations and claims is in contradiction with the spirit of alliance and does not bode well with a positive agenda in our relations."