Saturday, May 15, 2010

Greece and Turkey Steer Around Defense Cuts

"Greece and Turkey Steer Around Defense Cuts

By MARC CHAMPION in Istanbul and ALKMAN GRANITSAS in Athens

Historic rivals Turkey and Greece pledged to boost relations in a groundbreaking summit Friday, but proposals to jointly trim their defense budgets—alongside austerity measures already pledged by Athens—produced no deal."

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