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Greece slams Turkish tactics off Kos as ‘beyond any kind of European reasoning’

Greece slams Turkish tactics off Kos as ‘beyond any kind of European reasoning’

Greece's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday hit out at Turkey after a video showed a Turkish Coast Guard vessel harassing a Greek one of the island of Kos and, apparently, ramming into its stern. 

In a statement, the ministry said it was not surprised at the "unacceptable and condemnable" actions and "deplorable" statements by Turkey on Wednesday, apparently also referring to a barrage of inflammatory rhetoric by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 

The acts and statements, Greece's ministry said, "are a continuation of an escalation that sets Turkey not only beyond European limits, but also beyond any kind of European reasoning; limits and reasoning that Greece will continue to steadfastly defend with all available means."

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