For Turkish provocation and delirium with the questioning of the Greek islands the former Undersecretary of Defense and retired general spoke, Alkiviadis Stefanison SKAI and the show “Simera” noting that this is not the first time that Turkey says such things and emphasizing that Greece had prepared for these reactions.
«We have heard this argument many times. They first talked about the 136 islands, then went to others and expanded their scope of claims. My personal view is that the Turks say this about themselves and not about us“, He stated characteristically.
He pointed out that a serious state, such as Greece, does not wait for an issue to come first in the news to take appropriate action. «For a very long time now, dealing with the issue of diplomacy and deterrence and defense, we have been doing what we have to do.“, He pointed out.
Asked because Turkey has been constantly raising its voice lately even showing a new map of claims that includes islands of the northeastern Aegean, Mr. Stefanis replied that “It does it to continue to keep the Gray Zones up to date, to open its agenda if we go to The Hague, to maintain the threat on its internal front and to show that Greece is delinquent and that it does not respect international conditions” .
As he underlined, Turkey’s extremist reactions sparked by PM’s visit to US. «Before going there, it is a given that the prime minister’s staff recorded what he would say, was assessed, analyzed and said. Possible reactions at all levels were also recorded. And depending on the reaction of Turkey, Greece made a response plan“, Said the former Minister of Defense.
As for yesterday, the Prime Minister said that any threat will be overwhelmingly answeredthe retired general stressed that “it means that now we have escaped from the point reaction, that is, a ship goes somewhere and we go next, but now we show our annoyance as a whole “.
As he explained to events of Evros in 2019our country did not react only to the points where the Turks are passing, but closed the whole of Evros and all the islands by moving forces, redeploying personnel, taking new personnel and new means and surprising the Turkish leadership.
Respectively, in the summer of 2020, He said that we did not react only in that area, but we activated our air force, the entire Greek army, as a result of which the Turkish leadership was surprised by the excessive reaction of Greece. «Greece knows what it will do. We will not let anything pass, which comes and rests on the hard core of our national sovereignty».
In fact, he pointed out that in the military field, Greece has not stopped preparing.
«At the moment there is a training plan, which activates the entire armed forces in interdisciplinary exercises, in exercises dealing with the unified battlefield“, He mentioned and stressed that at the same time hybrid scenarios are being examined.
Asked if they are afraid internal destabilization efforts by Ankara with fires and provocations, stressed that “I am afraid means that it is something that I have not foreseen, I do not know and something that I do not have the means to deal with. But Greece has the potential and the knowledge and experience to deal with it».
Commenting on stop Soltswho kept an equal distance, described it as expected, as he said it is difficult for a new president to change the harsh establishment of his country’s bureaucracy, however it will change due to the actions of Turkey.
«At the moment, perhaps the most critical part of the period of this NATO alliance is in danger. Turkey’s actions are intensifying. Stoltenberg is a secretary and does not express the policy of the Organization, but is expressed by the countries“, concluded.
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