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Greece turns down Austrian Interior Minister's request to visit Athens

In an worsening of relations between the two countries, Greece has turned down a request by Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner to visit Athens for explanations.

The Greek side cleared out that this cannot happen unless measures against Greece are lifted, diplomatic sources on Friday said to ANA-MPA.
Austria has taken a step back after the tough stance of the Greek Foreign Ministry, which on Thursday called the Greek ambassador to Vienna Chryssoula Aliferi for consultations in Athens.