“Turkey must respect the territorial integrity, seas and airspace of any other country and resolve any disputes peacefully,” he said.
The Commission’s spokesperson recently sent a stern message to Ankara. Peter Stano. Responding to questions from journalists, the European official criticized Turkey for her aggressive behavior against Greece.
“As far as relations between the EU and EU Member States are concerned with Turkey, the EU has been and is clear that we expect Turkey to behave constructively, to refrain from escalating steps, from rhetoric or actions and commit in building good neighborly relationsnot the opposite “stressed the representative of the European Commission, answering a question from ERT.
Mr. Stano also pointed out that “Turkey should also respect the sovereignty of all EU Member States in their territorial waters and airspace. “We have repeatedly stated that any open issue must be dealt with peacefully, through dialogue, in good faith, in full respect of international law and in accordance with the principle of good neighborly relations.”
“Greece is not going to fuel the escalation of tension”
“Greece is not going to use constant statements to fuel the escalation of tension with Turkey,” he said. earlier the Foreign Minister from Thessaloniki, to note that the great lesson from Russian invasion of Ukraine is that revisions lead nowhere.
“I think the Greek side has given a clear writing sample. “We are not going to contribute with insulting statements, with irregular, illegal, irrational claims, with allegations beyond the limits of international law to a permanent escalation with our neighbor Turkey,” said Mr. Dendias, answering a question before the start of its work. Foreign Ministers, in the framework of the Cooperation Process in SE Europe, and continued: “We always look forward to resolving all disputes within the framework of International Law, the International Law of the Sea, with a clear priority of the protection of territorial integrity of all states. What matters, I think, for Europe, for the world, is to realize that revisions are leading nowhere. I think this is the great lesson that emerges from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, so that we can come to terms with the real basis of the problems, namely the creation of prosperity and cooperation between peoples. I repeat Greece these are not permanent statements to fuel the escalation of this intensity We are moving to another perception and another logic “.
Greece is a force for stability and prosperity in the wider region, the Prime Minister stressed from the co-capital Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
“A stable and strong government is a precondition for national success. We had her and I am sure that we will have her after the next national elections “, added Kyriakos Mitsotakis, adding that” I was asked on the radio this morning “will your appearance at the Thessaloniki International Fair be pre-election?”. And I said the obvious: it is the last Thessaloniki Exhibition before the next elections that will take place in ’23 “.
