“I have heard the ‘Mitsotakis yoke’ again,” the prime minister said after the NATO summit.
I have heard “Mitsotakis yoke” again, commented the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his statements after the end of the work of the NATO summit in Madrid.
Mr. Mitsotakis pointed out that the leaders of Greece and Turkey “We have to meet, we have to talk and we have to deal with the situation in a civilized way, in the context of international law. “No luxury for another discussion and destabilization in a place other than Ukraine.”
In terms of Turkaegean Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that “the government will react”.
He added: “Obviously there are responsibilities. The responsibilities are official, some within the administration did not do their job well. We have capabilities in our arsenal to correct our image. Although seeing the results of this season, this campaign has no particular result “.
The Prime Minister also commented that from Erdogan’s side no issue was raised at all against Greece during the work of the summit.
Regarding this change of attitude, he said: “A lot of what is being said is accepted by the internal audience. I will continue to insist that the door to Greece in a dialogue within the framework is open. I think the messages sent are clear. All the Alliance is committed to supporting Ukraine. “There is no tolerance for other possible problems, nor can the Alliance be a field for resolving bilateral disputes.”
Asked about Sweden and Finland agreement with Turkey He said: “Turkey has a reasonable right to be concerned about certain terrorist organizations. He has paid a heavy price. ” However, he added that these are not the only forms of terrorism.
He also commented that “it would not benefit Turkey to insist on its veto”.
In terms of F-16 Mr. Mitsotakis asks Turkey to ask the United States: “Our country’s job is to strengthen its own deterrent capability. See where we are now compared to three years ago. Rafalle, frigates, etc. This is the concern of the government. “We are doing all this without the support of the opposition, which on the one hand is cutting for the upgrade of the F-16 and on the other hand did not support it,” he said, explaining what Biden himself told Erdogan that the request required US approval. Senate.
“There is no reference to the issue from the White House. “The purchase is a long process that requires not only the will of Turkey but also the approval of the Senate,” said the Prime Minister.
He concluded by saying that “a completely isolated Turkey is not in Greece’s interest. “We do not want a Turkey that does not talk.”
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