Turkey will use weapons sold to them on us, Greece warns U.S.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has asked his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo to stop selling weapons to Turkey since they may be used on Greece and other regional countries, the Hellas Journal has reported.  

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo met Kotzias for a “strategic dialogue” in Washington as Turkey’s relations with its NATO allies in Greece and the United States continue to endure a particularly rough patch.

Among the problems plaguing Turkey and Greece are disputed islets in the Aegean Sea, where dogfights and military exercises have been ramping up along with increasingly belligerent rhetoric from both sides.

Turkey’s refusal to accept gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean by south Cyprus and its partners has further added to the tension, as has the arrest in Turkey of two Greek soldiers who strayed across the border during a patrol in March.

As a result, the subject of Turkey “dominated” the meeting between the pair, according to the Greek Reporter news site.

The Greek foreign minister told Pompeo that weapons purchased by Turkey from the United States and Germany could be used against Greece, Cyprus and other neighbouring countries, Hellas Journal reported.

Source: ahvalnews