Greek-Turkish: Turkey raises the temperature thermometer – How does Athens respond?
Escalates them challenges the Turkey although allegedly seeking dialogue with our country with the Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan to announce for tomorrow his meeting in the USA with the Greek Prime Minister, something that however does not confirm Athens. The Turkish stance is creating new sources of tension, as yesterday 22 Turkish fighters proceeded to 17 parables in the northeastern Aegean. It is characteristic that after a period of “calm” were recorded and 7 engagements with Greek fighters which rushed and intercepted the Turkish F-16.
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Greek-Turkish: Readiness but also open minds
For his part, the Minister of State sent a strong message of readiness, George Gerapetritis noting: “We are more prepared than ever not to face a tension” both on the field and diplomatically. He added that: “The Greek side is not opposed to having leaders. There can always be no channels of communication is a useful political path, with a reservation. There should be no common ground of understanding, at least as far as the basis of our reasoning is concerned. “Since we believe that there is a common understanding, it has proceeded on the basis of international law, which is a general, universal acceptance, and of course we will have to meet.”
Protests from Athens
“I instructed the Greek Embassy in Ankara to carry out intense protest on Turkish harassment of the research ship Nautical Geo, as well as the illegal issuance of Navtex “, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias“This continuing Turkish stance is completely unacceptable.” In the context of ensuring national sovereignty, as well as the protection of the European acquis, Mr. Dendia ordered the Greek embassy in Ankara to hold a second protest against illegal fishing by Turkish fishing boats in our territorial waters, harassing the Greek . “Illegal fishing in Greek territorial waters is also a parable of European law, in addition to the fact that it is another parable, on the part of Turkey, of the International Law of the Sea” said the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Fermentations and background for possible fours
Following the announcement of the Summit appointment by the Turkish President for “Locked” meeting with the Greek Prime Minister the mobilization of his diplomatic office was intense Kyriakou Mitsotaki for the reaction of the Greek side, if a request is submitted and official. Maximou replies that so far there is no such request and that the time he will leave New York Tayyip Erdogan The Greek Prime Minister will arrive. But the background is intense with the government representative, Giannis Oikonomou to state that “this has not changed for the time being” (that there is no appointment) but leaving open that “If Ankara’s request is submitted, it will be examined diplomatically and they will probably respond positively.” What is certain, however, is that the channel of communication between Maximos and the Turkish presidency remains open, that is, between the head of the prime minister’s diplomatic office. Eleni Sourani and Turkish President Καλbrahim Kalίνn at a distance, while the condition of changing the program of the Turkish presidency was explored, as there is no intention on the part of the Greek Prime Minister to be in the US earlier.