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ATHENS, Aug. 14-- The two Greek servicemen who had been detained in Turkey since March after accidentally crossing the border and were released on Tuesday were due to return to Greece in the early hours Wednesday, according to an official announcement in Athens. Following an order by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, the Premier's aircraft was to reach Edirne, Turkey late Tuesday to bring Angelos Mitretodis and Dimitris Kouklatzis at Thessaloniki in northern Greece after midnight, read an e-mailed statement issued from Tsipras' office. On board the aircraft will be Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Yorgos Katrougalos and Deputy Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff Konstantinos Floros. At Thessaloniki airport, the two servicemen will be welcomed by their families and Defense Minister Panos Kammenos and Chief of the Hellenic Army Alkiviadis Stefanis. In a previous statement, Tsipras welcomed the ruling of the Turkish court as a positive step for bilateral ties. "The release of the two Greek servicemen from jail is an act of justice which will contribute in boosting friendship, good neighborly ties and stability in the region," the Greek leader said. Mitretodis and Kouklatzis had been detained in Edirne in Turkey after crossing the border amid bad weather conditions. From the first moment the two men allegedly insisted that this was not a case of attempted espionage and they had entered Turkey by mistake, following footprints which they had located on the Greek side. | 
