Greek soldiers arrested by Turks along the border.

According to the Army General Staff on Thursday, March 1, a military patrol consisting of two members of the Army, during a routine patrol at the border area of the Kastania Forest area of Evros, allegedly passed into the Turkish part of the borders due to adverse weather conditions, and were arrested by a Turkish patrol.

At Kastania there are land borders between Greece and Turkey, while the rest of the border area is divided by the Evros river. In recent times the Evros, which constituted the border between the two countries has chaanged its bed and therefore some of the border is now on land

There are ongoing negotiations between the Greek and Turkish authorities for the return of the Greek soldiers.

According to information so far, the two Greek soldiers are in good health and they have been transported to Adrianople for the due process.