SKAI correspondent from Istanbul, Manolis Kostidis, comments on the impeachment of US Senator Bob Menendez for corruption, which is a key issue in the Turkish press, as well as the statements of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the Aegean.

In particular, the statement of Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, who asserted that “there is work that needs to be done in order not to escalate the tension in the Aegean” causes an impression.

According to the correspondent of SKAI, Hakan Fidan is talking about highlighting economic possibilities with a focus on the Aegean.

“On both sides there is the will to solve the problems between Turkey and Greece based on mutual respect and goodwill. Of course, at the same time, there is a lot of work that needs to be done, the main one of which is not to escalate the tension in the Aegean, especially with the focus on the Aegean and to highlight the economic potential between the two countries” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Hakan Fidan and added:

“In fact, these discussions have shown that some of the existing chronic problems between Turkey and Greece, which actually arose before our own generations, can be solved today, turning them into an opportunity and creating a mechanism for greater prosperity and cooperation in the region.

The problem is how we get to that point. What methodology will we go with, are there methods that have been tried in the past, are there lessons learned from them, are there perspectives that we could add to them, that is, how can we establish a regional stability, peace and prosperity without losing the rights and the interests of Turkey” he concluded.

As Manolis Kostidis comments, the goal of both Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Tayyip Erdogan is a long-term calm in the Aegean, a coexistence with their differences and their disagreements.

They are celebrating in Turkey for the departure of Bob Menendez

At the same time, there is satisfaction in Turkey after the accusations against Bob Menendez for bribery as, as they claim, the biggest obstacle to the sale of F-16s to Turkey as well as F-35s is removed.

“The dirty bribery network created by Democratic Senator Bob Menendez and his wife has been exposed. Menendez, who attempted to block the sale of F-16s to Turkey, was forced to resign as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Menendez’s resignation means the removal of the biggest obstacle to the concession of the F-16s. in Turkey” the presenter said in the Haber Global news bulletin.

At the same time, Haber Global’s international news editor Suheila Demir commented: “Bob Menendez was one of the biggest obstacles to the granting of F-16s to Turkey. Because he had the right of veto. While the White House, the State Department and the Pentagon declared their intention to sell F-16s to Turkey, Menendez stood like a knot in this case and could not be convinced,” commented the editor-in-chief of Haber Global’s international news, Suheila Demir.

Similar comments were made by the presenter at A Haber: “In the USA there is a Senator, Bob Menendez. Menendez is against giving Turkey F-35s and F-16s. On the other hand, he traveled to Cyprus and spoke against Turkey. He is a Senator who opposes Turkey. So this Senator is accused of bribery.”

Blinken – Fidan meeting

According to Manolis Kostidis, at exactly the same time as the departure of US Senator Bob Menendez and the time he was being indicted, the meeting of Turkey’s Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan was underway.

The subject of the two men was US-Turkish relations, while at the same time the issue of Sweden’s accession to NATO and the granting of F-16s to Turkey also fell on the discussion table.

Erdogan played basketball

At the same time, a video of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s sports activities was published.

As the SKAI correspondent comments, Turkey is trying to prove with this particular video that Tayyip Erdogan is very healthy,

In fact, there is no shortage of protests from the Turkish president to the referee shouting “There is a foul here, let him whistle for a foul”.

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