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Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos called for the strengthening of NATO's presence in the Aegean Sea on Thursday so as to halt, as he said, the migration influx from Turkey, speaking at the two-day meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Brussels, February 12-13.  

Ankara is escalating its provocative tactics lately, now demanding the demilitarization of the Aegean islands.

There may be room for collaborating with Turkey on managing the migration issue, National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos told ERA radio on Thurday, "but not under the current situation, with rising inflows and a relative indifference by Turkey," especially the Turkish Coast Guard.