He called on the government, instead of celebrating the obvious, to make it clear to the EU that effective deterrent measures were needed.
The absence of any reference to sanctions against Turkey in its Conclusions Summit, stylizes it PASOK – KINAL.
In a statement, he stressed that while leaders expressed “concern” about the threats and challenges against Greece, no specific measures were included. solidarity and deterrence, such as arms embargo.
Instead of celebrating the inclusion in the Conclusions of the self-evident formalities, he called on the government to work to make it clear to our European partners that President Erdogan’s authoritarian and revisionist policies can not be tackled by appeasement but by effective deterrents.
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Despite the constant threats and challenges of recent weeks, the Summit Conclusions on Turkey is once again missing any reference to sanctions.
While the “concern” of the leaders is expressed, it does not include specific measures of solidarity and deterrence, such as the arms embargo, which was voted by the European Parliament in September 2020 on the initiative of PASOK – Movement for Change President Nikos Androulakis.
On the contrary, the Summit, after reiterating the calls for respect for international law and the territorial integrity of the Member States, recalls the Declaration of 25 March 2021, which specialized in the “Positive Agenda” strategy in Euro-Turkish relations.
Instead of celebrating the inclusion of self-evident formalities in the Conclusions, the Government should work to make it clear to our European partners that President Erdogan’s authoritarian and revisionist policies can not be tackled by appeasement but by effective deterrents.
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