Open window for dialogue with Turkey in New York and Prague

By Antonis Anzoletou

At the informal Summit organized by the Czech presidency on October 6-7 all the lights will be on his possible presence Tayyip Erdogan in Prague. On the first day, some third countries from the Western Balkans, as well as Turkey, will be invited to the Council, in order to have a discussion on their relations with the EU. It was an idea of ​​the president of the European Council Charles Michel formulated in June and its implementation is of particular interest as Ankara’s aggressive rhetoric escalates day by day. It will have been preceded by the UN General Assembly where at New York are found every September traditionally both the Kyriakos Mitsotakis as well as Tayyip Erdogan. The prime minister’s schedule and meetings are regulated these days. He will remain in the American metropolis, according to information, from the 20th-23rd of the month and on the last day he will hold his keynote speech. The Prime Minister at TIF, in his permanent position, declared open to a meeting with the Turkish president in the next period. He will also have a series of contacts at the UN building from next week Nikos Dendias. His counterpart will also be found there Mevlut Cavusoglu.

The European Political Community, which has been proposed by Emmanuel Macron, it is a forum that can certainly contribute to the old continent’s dialogue with Turkey. If her participation presupposes the abandonment of provocative and revision policy and respect for International Law will be a good “pass” for the Greek side. Dialogue is the means to stop the direct threats against Greece’s sovereign rights. However, in a pre-election environment it is doubtful whether Tayyip Erdogan will change his strategy. THE fear of a hot flash still exists and features yesterday – beyond his delirium Hulusi Akar – o Mevlut Cavusoglu he also remembered the hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean.

It is no coincidence – and it is directly related to the polls that will be held in the summer in the neighboring country – the fact that in many cases the opposition appears more aggressive and from the Turkish president. The “nationalist bidding” holds good in Turkey with Kemalists and anti-Kemalists having found a point of contact in the extreme rhetoric against Greece. The risk of Tayyip Erdoğan being dragged into even more dangerous “revisionist and patriotic stunts” exists in an attempt to cover the poll gap that separates him from the entire opposition. The question of what dialogue could be held when the president of the Turkish parliament claims that Greece is a “threat to his country” cannot be answered. However, the open channels, which all Greek governments have traditionally desired through the Confidence Building Measures, are always the first step in order to calm spirits.

The third important appointment that the prime minister will be attending in about a month is the Brussels on October 20-21. At the regular European Council it is expected to become the “treasury” of everything that has happened and certainly high on the agenda will be the energy issues and how Europe will proceed in its independence from Russia and natural gas.

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