Balkans: November 7, 2003

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The Turkish government reported that the Greek Army had beefed up troops along the Greece-Turkey border. This came after a Greek Army announcement about troops re-deployments along the Greek-Turk border. A Turk government spokesman said Greece and Turkey had to resolve disputes through dialogue. Heres the quote from the Greek Defense Minister, from November 6. He said Greece would move troops away from former East bloc country borders to the Turkish border "where the major threat is now."