 "Greek PM Tsipras takes on Turkey's Davutoglu on Twitter")
A highly unusual online exchange took place on Twitter between the prime ministers of Greece and Turkey before the former deleted his tweets - but only from the English version of his account.
The official English-speaking account of Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras (@Tsipras_eu) posted four tweets addressed to his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, needling him about Turkey's downing of a Russian jet and Turkey's violations of Greek airspace.
"Our pilots are not mercurial as yours against the Russians" Tsipras tweeted.
"Comments on pilots by @atsipras seem hardly in tune with the spirit of the day. Alexis: let us focus on our positive agenda," @Ahmet_Davutoglu responded.
The two are attending an EU-Turkey summit on refugees in Brussels.
The official English-speaking account of Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras (@Tsipras_eu) posted four tweets addressed to his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, needling him about Turkey's downing of a Russian jet and Turkey's violations of Greek airspace.
"Our pilots are not mercurial as yours against the Russians" Tsipras tweeted.
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Tsipras said the two countries should focus on saving refugees, not on weapons.
"Comments on pilots by @atsipras seem hardly in tune with the spirit of the day. Alexis: let us focus on our positive agenda," @Ahmet_Davutoglu responded.
The two are attending an EU-Turkey summit on refugees in Brussels.
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