Aegean Sea , between Greece and Turkey. Turkey's Chief of General Staff, Gen. Yaşar Büyükanıt proposed that Greek and Turkish fighters should fly unarmed flights over the Aegean . This follows reports that Greek and Turkish fighters held mock dogfights during Russian President Vladimir Putin 's visit to Athens last month, Gen. Büyükanıt is in Thessaloniki , northern Greece, where the Conference of the Balkan countries Chiefs of Army Staff takes place, and met his Greek counterpart, Admiral Panayiotis Chinofotis . Greece's Minister of National Defence Evangelos Meimarakis this morning declared open the Conference which takes place in Thermi , a suburb in eastern Thessaloniki. As Meimarakis said during his opening speech, the dialogue among Balkan countries is very significant; characteristically saying that a dialogue builds bridges. Gen. Büyükanıt's visit in Greece is his first in the country, after he became chief of the Turkish Army Forces . According to Turkish officials, Gen. Büyükanıt will visit the Turkish Consulate of Thessaloniki which is regarded as the birthplace house of Kemal Ataturk.
 , between Greece and Turkey. Turkey's Chief of General Staff, General , proposed that Greek and Turkish fighters should fly unarmed flights over the . This follows reports that Greek and Turkish fighters held mock dogfights during President 's visit to last month. Gen. Büyükanıt is in , northern Greece, where the Conference of the Balkan countries Chiefs of Army Staff takes place, and met his Greek counterpart, Admiral . Greece's Minister of National Defence this morning declared open the Conference which takes place in , a suburb in eastern Thessaloniki. As Meimarakis said during his opening speech, the dialogue among Balkan countries is very significant; characteristically saying that a dialogue builds bridges. Gen. Büyükanıt's visit in Greece is his first in the country, after he became chief of the . According to Turkish officials, Gen. Büyükanıt will visit the Turkish Consulate of Thessaloniki which is regarded as the birthplace house of Kemal Ataturk.
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