Turkey announces Eastern Mediterranean Naval drills despite NATO agreement

Turkey issued Navtex on Friday evening announcing naval exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean for Oct. 27 and 28. This, hours after NATO said that the country and Greece had agreed on Friday to cancel military exercises in the Aegean Sea scheduled on each other’s national holidays on Oct. 28 and 29. Ohi Day is celebrated by Greeks and Greek Cypriots on Oct. 28, while Turkey commemorates the founding of its republic on Oct. 29. “These are steps in the right direction, they help to reduce the risks of incidents and accidents,” Stoltenberg told reporters earlier on Friday following the virtual…