«We are not carried away by escalation of Turkish rhetoric nor from the escalation of provocative actions, we always react calmlybut we leave nothing unanswered and we will continue to we protect our national interests“, Underlined the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alexandros Papaioannouduring the regular briefing of diplomatic correspondents.
As he mentioned, Greece, in the letter it recently sent to the UN Secretary General, with Clear legal arguments deconstruct one by one the arguments of the Turkish side.
«“We are seeing an increase in Turkish rhetoric in recent days in response to our actions.” note and add: “Our foreign policy is based on specific values, principles, respect for international law and the law of the sea, and on these values and these principles we will continue to walk.».
Mr. Papaioannou stressed that Greece never responds on a personal level, he always talks about the actions of a country and not about persons, while he pointed out that our country wants dialogue with Turkey but on the basis of international law.
“We respond with prudence and calmness on the basis of International Law and at the same time we inform our counterparts and our allies about all this.“, He underlined.
A spokesman for the foreign ministry said during the tour of the Minister, Nikos Dendias, in the Balkans, which will continue in the coming days and noted that the central message it conveys is that the momentum must not be lost despite the fatigue observed in the region, as European enlargement has not progressed for a long time.
«This should not be an obstacle for either the EU or the countries that need to pursue reforms.“, He pointed out, pointing out that the European course “is for the benefit of the area why the intrusion of other destabilizing forces is avoided, but also for the benefit of the EU to expand the area of stability and security in a particular region of Europe».
«We make every effort and our position is that these negotiations should start immediately, a message that we convey to all our interlocutors.“, He added.
According to Mr. Papaioannou, the second key message conveyed is that “any discussion of border change, of the status quo in this region, will have catastrophic consequences both in the region and beyond».
The third message is that now that pandemic is in recession is an opportunity to strengthen economic and trade relations with these countries and cooperation in the energy sector. At this point, he underlined the role of Greece, which is becoming a transit hub.
For occupation of ships in Iranthe representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the ministry has taken all actions at the diplomatic level: «The Iranian ambassador, the European External Action Service and at the same time in close cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Shipping and the International Maritime Organization, the IMO».
He also reminded how There have been telephone conversations between the Secretary of State and his counterparts from the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia; during which this issue was also discussed, while Greece is always in close coordination with the Cypriot Foreign Minister.
The program of the Minister of Foreign Affairs – A. Berbok in Athens
Tomorrow, Thursday, June 2, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will go to Jordan, in order to participate in the EU-Jordan Council, a participation that indicates the importance we attach to our relations with the country, but also to the European dimension of the region. He will then be heard by the King of Jordan, Abdallah.
The Friday 3 June Mr. Dendiaw will participate in a conference of the Hellenic Society of International Law, in a panel on Ukraine.
The coming Tuesday 7 June will travel to Podgorica, where he will meet with his Montenegrin counterpart, the prime minister and the speaker of parliament.
The Wednesday 8 June will go to Pristina, where he will hold, among other things, meetings with the President, the Deputy Prime Minister, with international actors such as EULEX, while he will attend a dinner with the Prime Minister, Albin Kurti. A visit to Belgrade is also expected in the coming days.
The Thursday, June 9 will hold a meeting with the Vice President of Malawi while later will have a meeting with German Foreign Minister Analena Berbock.
«With the German side we discuss all issues openly and honestly, we inform them about all issues of Turkish delinquent behavior“, Noted Mr. Papaioannou answering a relevant question.
The Friday, June 10, in Thessaloniki, a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP) will take place, in the context of the end of the Greek Presidency in the South East Europe Cooperation Process. Afterwards, Mr. Dendias will present a working lunch to their counterparts, while in the afternoon there will be a Summit of the leaders of the countries of Southeast Europe under the Prime Minister.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miltiadis Barvitsiotis, will travel to Brussels on 21 June to take part in the General Affairs Council. On June 23 and 24, he will accompany the Prime Minister to the Summit in Brussels.
Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Costas Frangogiannis will travel to Astypalea tomorrow, Thursday, June 2, to present the progress of the projects for the first “smart”, “green” island in the Mediterranean, in the presence of the Prime Minister. He will pay a working visit to Israel from June 7 to 9.
Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Andreas Katsaniotis is currently in Estonia, where he is accompanying the President of the Republic. On June 4 and 5 he will travel to New York to attend March 25 events, which were postponed due to the pandemic. From June 8 to 10, she will accompany the President of the Republic on her visit to Lithuania.
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