Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan came into Greece Friday to work on mutual defense cuts that would drastically help out the financially bankrupt Greece. Although Greece and Turkey have long been historic rivals, Prime Minister Erdogan hopes that his coming to Greece and their discussions will put their relationship on better terms. However, there is still a little animosity between the two. Greece spends the most money on defense in the European Union due to the hostility from Turkey.
"We want to proceed to arms reduction under a basic political condition: that Turkey … respect international law on Aegean and west Mediterranean issues," Greece's Deputy Defense Minister Panos Beglitis told Greek radio.
Even so, the EU has given Greece an unprecedented $140-billion rescue package for Greece, but has pushed Athens to cut its defense spending.
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