Turkey Lifts Ban On Turkish Ships Sailing To Greek Islands
- by XpatAthens
- Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Turkey’s ban on Turkish ships sailing to the Greek islands has been lifted following a meeting between Greek Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis and Turkish Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan in Athens. This comes after the recent ban from a statement made September 25, 2017.
According to Mr. Arslan, passenger ferry services will continue to run normally since the two sides recognized each other’s importance in tourism and the economy.
As the Turkish Minister explained, the problem arose because Turkey could not take the risk of losing the white flag on the list.
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