Berlin urges Ankara to respect Greek islands' sovereignty

Athens July 29, 2022

Visiting German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday rejected Turkish territorial claims to Greek islands in the Aegean, urging Ankara to respect Greek sovereignty. "The Greek islands of Lesbos, Chios, Rhodes and many others are Greek territories and nobody has the right to question them," said Baerbock alongside Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias. Greece and Turkey have long b