“The country needs a strong party system and a credible and serious opposition,” said former European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos in an interview today with SKAI on the show “Unmatched” while stigmatizing the official opposition the structural reactions to government policy, the “no” to everything “, refer us to times of football perception of politics”.
Asked if the internal political scene is changing, with the election of N. Androulakis, he replied that “it is changing significantly, because PASOK is returning to the main stage” and explained that “PASOK continues to be our political opponent. However, over time it has matured. I hope that the election of Mr. Androulakis will contribute to the improvement of the operating conditions of the policy and to the consolidation of the value of the national reconciliation “.
Referring to Greek-Turkish relations, he noted that he does not believe that the conflict is in Turkey’s strategy. “It would not be in her best interest to do so. Greece has the umbrella of protection of Europe and on the other hand, if you want, we are right on our side. But what we need to clarify is that one day we need to end the backlog that exists in Greek-Turkish relations. To do this, we must sit at the negotiating table. We need to keep talking to them. “This is the message sent by the Greek side,” he noted.
Dimitris Avramopoulos also said that the prime minister handles relations with Turkey carefully: “All you have to do is look at his latest statements to Handelsblatt, where Kyriakos Mitsotakis sends a message of determination and at the same time a message that we can continue to talk.”
Finally, referring to the role of Greece in the wider geopolitical scene, the former Foreign Minister stressed that “Greece has a great potential to play a stabilizing role in the wider region. He did it in the past, he can do it now. To achieve this, we must get rid of the phobias and stereotypes that have accompanied foreign policy in the past. And as a citizen, I am glad to see that Kyriakos Mitsotakis has opened this horizon and manages personally and multidimensionally the relations with the leaders of Europe and the wider region. Because you know that personal relationships also matter. “Recently, the appreciation for our country has risen, both at European and wider geopolitical level.”
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