Greek-Turkish: Turkey – Athens is in a borderline situation and is closely following the proposals
The limit state in which the Turkish economy Athens is deeply concerned about a possible export of the crisis to Aegean the in Eastern Mediterranean. The Turkish pound experienced a nightmarish devaluation on Friday, stock prices collapsed resulting in a double interruption of the stock market session, borrowing costs jumped to the highest level since 2010 and some economic observers see capital controls on the pillars. THE Erdogan does not seem to realize the pressure on the masses in the neighboring country after, against the warnings of economists, cut interest rates in the pound again, announcing a 50% increase in the minimum wage, triggering the perfect storm.
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in Athena A new strong message that Greece does not succumb to threats and that the ships in the Eastern Mediterranean are boomeranging, addressed to Ankara Nikos Dendias during his speech in parliament in the budget debate, calling on the neighboring country to follow the path of logic and international law. The Foreign Minister opened the whole agenda of the Turkish provocation in his speech in the budget of the Parliament, sending once again the message that Greece does not accept in full. At the same time, the Turkish Foreign Ministry reacted strongly to its conclusions condemning Ankara. General Affairs Council of the Union.
“The decisions on its issues Eastern Mediterranean and her Of Cyprus “As before, they were cut off from reality, one-sided, inconsistent and reflect the maximalist attitude of the Greek Cypriot-Greek duo,” he wrote in a statement to the Turkish Foreign Ministry. And on Friday, a pair of Turkish F-16 fighters flew over 30,000 feet above Oinousses.
Satisfaction for the “American Umbrella”
In Athens there is satisfaction for Bill voted in favor of US Senate given Athens’ intention to strengthen its cooperation with Washington. The bill reflects the growing importance of Athens in the plans of the American capital for the defense doctrine in the region of the Southeastern Mediterranean, with Greece facing USA as a key bulwark against China and Russia. Chris is, of course, the role that the port of Alexandroupolis will play in this direction, which will be significantly enhanced in the near future by looking at the Black Sea and the movements of Moscow that are under the microscope of American diplomacy.
Strengthening relations with France – reopening to Africa
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias will continue its visits to African countries in the new year, as it will demonstrate to increase the Greek diplomatic imprint in Black Continent, an area in which Turkish influence has expanded dramatically in the last 15 years. At the same time, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense, Dendias and Panagiotopoulos, will be in Paris on January 13, to meet with their counterparts, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Florence Parley, and to visit the sites built by the frigates Bellara.