Press
Releases
10 December 2007, Press Statement Regarding
the incident that took place in the early hours of today, afecting
the vehicles belonging to two staff members of the Turkish Embassy
in Athens and the Turkish Consulate General in Athens-Piraeus. (Unofficial
Translation)
Vehicles belonging to two staff members of the Turkish Embassy
in Athens and the Turkish Consulate General in Athens-Piraeus were
set to fire early this morning around 1:00 am, while they were parked
near the houses of the said personnel. As a result the two vehicles
have been completely destroyed.
We are saddened by these attacks. We deplore them.
In this regard, the necessary demarches are being made by our Embassy
in Athens with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant
Greek authorities.
With the burning of these two cars, the number of vehicles belonging
to staff members of our consular and diplomatic missions in Greece
that were set to fire or damaged in the past one and a half years,
has now reached 6.
In the light of the said events, we expect the Greek authorities
to apprehend the attackers as soon as possible, to provide compensation
for the vehicles and at the same time to ensure the security of
the lives and property of all our personnel working in Greece.
According to the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations,
the receiving state has the responsibility to provide security for
the diplomatic representatives in its country.
On the other hand, the resolve of our country continues for the
development of the process of cooperation and dialogue with Greece.
Republic of Turkey - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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