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The events in Imia shook the credibility of the Greek government at the time, especially when Prime Minister Costas Simitis thanked the Americans from the
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Twenty five years since Greece and Turkey almost went to war over Imia
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In 1996, 25 years ago, Greece and Turkey came heartbeats away from total war over the islets of Imia.
Turkey, despite the legal proof and maps widely available, disputes two small Greek islets even to this day.
While several other aspects of sovereignty rights in the Aegean, such as the territorial waters and national airspace, had been disputed between the two countries for decades, conflicts over the possession of island territory were unknown until the end of 1995.
Turkish hydrographic maps recognised until 1985 the course of the Greek-Turkish border halfway between Imia and the Turkish coast.