“Turkey is not facing us. It is facing its illegalities “, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias during the discussion of the budget in the Parliament, noting that Greece neither accepts nor succumbs to threats.
“The foreign policy of the Mitsotakis government has contributed decisively to halting Turkey on the ground. It sensitized the EU and the West to the new Eastern issue, forcing Turkey to follow developments in the region in search of interlocutors. Turkey, in its efforts to normalize its relations with Europe and the West, is not facing us. She is facing her illegalities. The threat of war against Greece, its refusal to accede to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the non-existent and illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum, the questioning of the sovereignty of the Greek islands, under the pretext of demilitarization, the revisionist “Overflights over the Greek islands, violations of national airspace and territorial waters, the exploitation of migrants, the deviation from the rule of law,” said the Foreign Minister. despite Greece “.
As all this concerns Greece, the Foreign Minister said: “We do not accept in full, we do not succumb to threats.”
“The tactic of first illegally and then negotiating my illegality for legal consideration is over. And this applies to both Cyprus and the Cyprus issue, where Turkey must return in the context of a United Nations solution. “I think it is time for a change of course for Turkey, for our people to live safely, peacefully and for Turkey to join the new architecture of the region and for the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean to become seas of peace and cooperation,” Dendias added. .
Addressing mainly the opposition parties, the Foreign Minister noted: “I have been in this room for years. I know very well that the tactics are rearranged, when at the bottom of the horizon the end of the parliamentary term can be seen. However, I ask you, as you have done so far, and I address mainly and primarily to the opposition parties, to face the temptation of micro-partisanship – as the Mitsotakis government did, from day one absolutely – on the issue that the Prime Minister honored me to address. the foreign policy of the country. I ask you to align all political forces, with the common denominator being national logic and the national interest. I ask you to maintain solidarity in the face of revisionism. I ask you for unity in the face of the real threat. I ask you for solidarity in the face of the audacity of the casus beli, in the ideologies of the blue homeland, in the ideologies of the Ottoman heart, I ask you for unity and solidarity, because these are the strong national shield “.
Referring to the Western Balkans, the Foreign Minister said that “we are contributing to the region to go beyond its past. Be part of the principles and values of the EU. The problems of the Prespa Agreement have become apparent. But on the basis of the principle pacta sunt servanda, we continue to pursue good faith, its implementation. Only with this logic will we move forward in our area “.
“On the budget under which the budget is being discussed, the Foreign Minister said that a difficult year is coming to an end. We are mourning the death of a pandemic. The Mitsotakis government has shown reflexes in the critical sectors and of course in the economy. It achieved the increase of investments, took advantage of every possibility of community funds, kept tourism, the media, the primary production upright. Strengthen those most affected. “Especially the financially weak.”
“None of this is self-evident. But it is at the center of the ideological core of New Democracy, at the center of the ideological core of the New Democracy parliamentary group, which is the foundation of this government. New Democracy is a people’s party, a historically popular party. The New Democracy supports and relies on the reforms, at the same time maintaining its popular character. It preserves its popular and patriotic genetic material. Maintains the ability to converse with people of daily toil and effort. To put it bluntly, the New Democracy of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is and remains the party founded by Konstantinos Kaframanlis “, Nikos Dendias underlined.
SYRIZA parliamentary representative Giannis Ragousis commented on the Foreign Minister’s invitation to unity and national solidarity. “We assure you that we, Mr. Mitsotakis’ New Democracy, in matters of foreign policy, are not going to become. Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s ND did not start existing in the country since you said he took over as prime minister, but also since he became the leader of the official opposition. “And in the run-up to the elections, he used a major national issue to pursue the most extreme demagogic and damaging policy for the country,” Ragousis said, adding: “Mr. Dendia will have unity and solidarity. “Even in the pre-election period, because we are not like you.”
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