Greek authorities have confirmed that a coastguard vessel fired warning pictures at a Turkish fishing boat close to the island of Chios.
The transport ministry stated the Turkish vessel had refused to go away Greek waters and had tried to ram a patrol boat earlier than the pictures had been fired.
The incident occurred within the jap Aegean Sea on Wednesday. Turkey stated one particular person -- a Turkish fisherman -- was injured within the confrontation.
Turkey’s Overseas Ministry has summoned an official from the Greek Embassy in Ankara in protest.
The ministry has accused Athens of a “disproportionate use of pressure” and has known as for an finish to “interventions and harassments” towards fishing boats, in accordance with the Anadolu Company.
The incident comes amid renewed rigidity between Greece and Turkey over a long-standing dispute over sea boundaries.
Turkey additionally repeatedly accuses Greece of illegally pushing again migrants attempting to succeed in European shores.
Final week, Athens denied allegations that coastguard officers threw two migrants overboard, inflicting them to drown.
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