The Hellenic National Defence General Staff Chief, Konstantinos Floros raised the issue of the continuous Turkish provocations against Greece in the Aegean Sea and the Evros region, and the dangers it posed of a possible accident, during a teleconference with NATO and DSACEUR officials on Friday .

At a time of tension in Greek-Turkish relations, and while many believe that Ankara - which has placed itself in a precarious position as concerns the Eastern Mediterranean - may attempt to export the crisis to the Aegean Sea, the Chief of GSHAF said:

"If the Turks land on a rocky island, we will flatten it. And this is a red line that the government embraces."