Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) meets with his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
ATHENS (Reuters) - Turkey respects Greece's decision not to extradite eight soldiers who fled to Greece after last July's attempted coup, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Monday.
"We would like Greece to extradite those who clearly staged a coup against our nation. We respect the judiciary's decision, but we do not want these putschists to strike a blow to Turkish-Greek relations," Yildirim said at a joint news conference with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras in Athens.
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