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Α possible Turkish government's decision turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque would signal a significantly important tension in the Greek-Turkish relations at the level of symbolism, stated Alternate Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis in an interview with SKAI TV earlier on Thursday.

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made new threats against Greece concerning the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, but also the EEZ and the memorandum with Libya on Monday night.

The future of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul - whether it remains a museum or a mosque - will be decided by the Turkish Council of State on July 2, according to Yeni Safak.