Moscow requested and received Athens' permission to conduct flights to transport humanitarian aid to Syria in the period from September 1 to September 24, according to a diplomatic source.
ATHENS
(Sputnik) — Greece denied on Sunday US request to close Athens airspace
(FIR Athens) for the flights of Russian aircraft with humanitarian aid
to Syria, a diplomatic source in Athens said.
"On
Saturday, US embassy appealed to the Greek government with a request
to prohibit the flights of Russian aircraft in the FIR Athens. The Greek
government refused to do so, in order not to worsen relations
with Russia," the source told RIA Novosti.
According to the source, Moscow has requested and received Athens'
permission to conduct flights to transport humanitarian aid to Syria
in the period from September 1 to September 24.
Athens is yet to confirm the information.
Athens is yet to confirm the information.
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