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In Turkey they know the media game well. And they know how to handle the media. They have also studied the Greek press well. Recognizing the thirst for statements that could be interpreted as including barbs against Athens.

A NATO official yesterday called Greece and Turkey "valuable allies" and asked them to resolve their differences through diplomatic channels.

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar was the protagonist in a rare unscripted Q&A session on Tuesday, following his address at a NATO parliamentary assembly in Istanbul, where he verbally spared with a group of Greek Parliament deputies.