Harsh response of K. Mitsotakis to the new…
By Dimitris Gatsiou
With the international community facing him in this crescendo of threats, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has attempted to…spread the provocations he is circling inside and outside the neighbor’s borders against Greece in…the setting of Prague. Isolated, due to revisionist exports and rhetorical relaxation, after the resounding signals he receives from the European Union and the United States of America, Mr. Erdogan blamed our country at the dinner of the leaders who participated in the work of the Political Community Summit , to receive Mr. Mitsotakis’ immediate response. “Stop questioning the sovereignty of the islands…”, was the message of the Greek Prime Minister.
The barometric low that affects the relations between Athens and Ankara also made its appearance in the capital of the Czech Republic. Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan can be found in the same place for the work of the Synod, but there was no handshake and no dialogue between them, even if it was formal. Characteristic, in fact, of the tension between the two countries, with the leadership of the eastern neighbor at fault, is that during the family photo, the Greek prime minister and the Turkish president stood in completely different places, while avoiding crossing paths and even meeting in the…wells of the discussions. Mr. Mitsotakis, after all, hastened early on and through his statements, to once again show Ankara the way to respect International Law. “In these difficult times, the European Political Community is a new forum that brings together all the countries of the continent with the aim of promoting our common security and prosperity. Respect for International Law, the fundamental protection of human rights should be the cornerstone underpinning this new effort. the common values, not only in words but also in action”, he noted, attending the proceedings of the Synod.
Challenges and direct responses
Turkey’s president… extended the carpet of his provocative verbalism further during the leaders’ dinner. At the end of his intervention, he unprovokedly accused Greece of raising the tension and provoking. Kyriakos Mitsotakis took the floor immediately and answered him directly that he should stop questioning the sovereignty of the islands. At the same time, he conveyed to Recep Tayyip Erdogan that, instead of provoking tensions, he should come to understanding and dialogue without extreme rhetoric, as responsible leaders do. According to the Greek side, throughout the Synod, the president of Turkey did not listen to the positions and constructions he is trying to create. Instead, he was faced with recommendations to stop questioning Greek sovereignty and international law. As the Greek side points out, at the same time, Mr. Mitsotakis reacted and took a stand with a cool but decisive speech, while the spirit of his answer was in the logic of the intervention in the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization. No tolerance for threats. Mood for discussion.
During the press conference he gave after the dinner, Tayyip Erdogan appeared to tone down the phrase “we will come at night”, arguing that it is a general expression that refers to those who “attack” Turkey and therefore does not At the same time, it tried to present the neighbor as a peace-loving force that does not wish for tensions with its neighbors and respects their sovereignty, in contrast to the aggressive rhetoric it chooses when speaking on Turkish soil. , which he called on not to support “illegal” activities, while in the midst of all this he did not back down from the threat to prevent Sweden from joining NATO. Officials, a few hours before the curtain rises on the informal Summit of the “27” in the Czech capital, during which Mr. Mitsotakis will inform his counterparts about the Turkish provocations, stressing that they threaten security and stability in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.