Turkish Missile Threats Against Greece Unacceptable Within NATO - Greek Foreign Minister

 It is unacceptable for Turkey as a NATO member and, thus, Greek ally to threaten Greece with a missile strike, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday.

According to Turkish journalist Ragip Soylu, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Sunday that Greece is afraid of Turkish missiles, and a Tayfun ballistic missile could and would hit Athens, "unless you stay calm."

"It is unacceptable and fully condemnable for threats to be made for a missile strike against Greece from an ally country, member of the NATO alliance," Dendias said on the sidelines of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.

The minister called Erdogan's statement a manifisestation of the "North Korea mindset" that should not be tolerated within NATO.

NATO allies Greece and Turkey have been at odds for decades, with the risk of an armed conflict arising several times.