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No joint patrols by Greek and Turkish ships

By no means will joint patrols of Greek and Turkish ships be carried out based on the agreement for the presence of NATO ships in the Aegean, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos late Monday said in an interview with Star TV.

"The Turks will have the NATO ships notifying them. If they do not stop them, then these people will return back with NATO's responsibility," he said.

The agreement with the NATO does not affect the Greek-Turkish relations, Kammenos underlined.
He added that the leaders of the NATO force will be appointed by member states of the Alliance, with the exception of Greece and Turkey, "for self-evident reasons.