This Article is From Jul 17, 2016

Greek PM Tells Erdogan Soldiers Asylum Requests To Be Examined 'Quickly'

Greek PM Tells Erdogan Soldiers Asylum Requests To Be Examined 'Quickly'

Turkish solders who fled to Greece will be interrogated with utmost respect: Alexis Tsipras. (File Photo)

ATHENS: Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan the asylum requests of Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece on Saturday would be examined "quickly," a Greek government official said.

Tsipras, who made the comments in a phone call with Erdogan late on Saturday, said the procedure would be carried out "with absolute respect" to what is stipulated by international law and human rights treaties, the official added.

The eight soldiers fled to Greece in a helicopter after a failed military coup against the Turkish government and were arrested after landing in the northern Greek city of Alexandroupolis.
 
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