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Turkey to Send Two Firefighting Aircraft to Greece

August 9, 2021

By Athens News Agency

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, right, and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu leave the podium after a press conference after their meeting in Athens, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, right, and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu leave the podium after a press conference after their meeting in Athens, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

ATHENS — Turkey will send two firefighting aircraft to Greece, Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday in a posting on Twitter.

Dendias said that during a phone call, his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu informed him that two Turkish firefighting aircraft will be dispatched to Greece, since the fires in Turkey are now under control.

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