Consider the following statements:

The Lausanne treaty defined the boundaries of Turkey and Greece.

Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea were given to Turkey as per the Paris Treaty of 1947.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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The Lausanne Treaty of 1923 was signed at the end of the First World War to settle the conflict between Turkey and the Allied Powers including Greece. The Treaty defined the boundaries of Turkey and Greece
Paris Peace Treaties of 1947 was signed at the end of the Second World War. According to the treaty, the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea were given to Greece, with the obligation of permanent and total demilitarisation.
Turkey recognises both these treaties.
Greece argues that the 1936 Montreux Convention regarding the Regime of the Straits superseded the Lausanne Treaty as it gave Turkey the power to militarise the Turkish Straits.

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The Lausanne Treaty of 1923 was signed at the end of the First World War to settle the conflict between Turkey and the Allied Powers including Greece. The Treaty defined the boundaries of Turkey and Greece
Paris Peace Treaties of 1947 was signed at the end of the Second World War. According to the treaty, the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea were given to Greece, with the obligation of permanent and total demilitarisation.
Turkey recognises both these treaties.
Greece argues that the 1936 Montreux Convention regarding the Regime of the Straits superseded the Lausanne Treaty as it gave Turkey the power to militarise the Turkish Straits.

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