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Greek and Turkish ministers trade jibes in Ankara

"You come out here, and try to accuse Turkey, to give a message to your country. It is not possible for me to accept this," Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told Greek foreign minister Nikos Dendias in Ankara Thursday, at a meeting designed to mend relations. Dendias had accused Turkish warplanes of violating Greek airspace and Turkey of spreading "fake news" over their confrontation on gas-drilling in Greek-claimed waters.

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