New inflammatory statements against Athens
The Turkish Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, launched a new all-out attack against Greece and personally against the Prime Minister. In an interview with Haber Global, he accuses Athens of distorting the truth and not wanting a peaceful resolution of the problems. “We will not allow our rights to be trampled upon, nor will we allow a fait accompli. We repeat this. This is what our president said. We’re not kidding. Do not attempt any adventure like spoiled brats, relying on others. Come as people, let’s sit down and talk,” he emphasized.
As he noted, at the moment there is great tension between Greece and Turkey, due to the “militarization” of the Aegean islands – as claimed by the Turks, Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ speech to the US Congress on the sale of F-16s to the neighboring country, the immigration issue . , but also of the Cypriot.
Highlighting the fact that the Greek prime minister called for the suspension of F-16 sellers to Turkey in his speech to Congress in May, Akar called that speech … rude: “What Mitsotakis did was a great shame. He gave this speech to the US Congress. Will everyone stop working to see what Mitsotakis says?” said the Turkish Defense Minister with clear irony.
According to his decision, however, it seems that there are positive messages for the sale of F-16s from the USA. “We believe that the US Congress, as an independent sovereign state, will make the right decision considering the relations with Turkey and the interests of the US. The positive proposals regarding the F-16 and modernization will continue in the US military sector,” he said.
Afterwards, the Turkish Minister referred to the equipment of the Aegean islands:
“We made our plans in the Aegean, the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus. Greece will achieve nothing by equipping the islands. Despite the violations and harassments, we say let’s talk, let’s solve the problem peacefully. We talk about peace, we say, but no one should perceive this as weakness.
They will not infringe our rights. They can’t get anywhere with either equipment or alliances. we are absolutely right. We are determined to protect our rights, we are determined and we are capable of it. Let’s sit down and talk like men. Let our countries equally benefit from the wealth of the Aegean”.
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