Greek foreign minister slams Turkish leader’s missile threat

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ballistic missiles threat was ‘unacceptable’ (Virginia Mayo/AP)

The Greek government lashed out at Turkey on Monday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened over the weekend to hit Athens with ballistic missiles.

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, arriving for an EU foreign affairs meeting in Brussels, said: “It is unacceptable and universally condemnable for threats of a missile attack against Greece to be made by an allied country, a Nato member.