“THE Hellas identifies with our allies and partners in European Union and to NATO“but on the other hand he is a credible and honest interlocutor with Russia,” said the Deputy Minister despite the Prime Minister and Government Spokesman. Giannis Oikonomou speaking to the ERT3 news bulletin, referring to crisis in Ukraine.
This has been highlighted by the fact that in a period that is particularly hot in terms of the evolution of the crisis, the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs is located in Moscow with Mr. Lavrov, he said and noted that “Russia recognizes the role of the honest interlocutor in Greece, without ignoring the fact that we are a member of the EU. and NATO. ” The government spokesman assured that “in any case we are ready to face any possible threat or danger that will arise from an unpleasant development in Ukraine, which we all avoid.”
Nervousness of Turkey
Asked about the growing provocativeness of Turkey Mr. Economou He replied that “everyone understands that the intensifying provocative behavior of Turkey reflects its nervousness about the great strengthening of our country’s geopolitical and geostrategic footprint lately”, while regarding the defense shield of Greece he noted: “The defense of the country is also priority and purpose and this must be realized by all political forces. “And it must be out of the political controversy despite the fact that, unfortunately, there were political forces which for the first time neither signed the expenditures of the Ministry of National Affairs, nor voted for major and crucial agreements for the security of the country.”
“Mr. Kyrtsos was expelled because he discredited Greece abroad”
Regarding the deletion of the MEP of N.D. George Kyrtsou The government spokesman said that “it was not deleted because he spoke strongly against the government, but because by adopting a rhetoric and arguments that are completely foreign to reality he discredited our country abroad” and continued: “If someone wants to claim abroad that in Greece justice is not independent or that the country operates in the standards and models of other countries that in any case have not erased and the best performance in terms of respect for democracy, independence of institutions and justice can do without seal of the New Democracy. ND did not vote for him to discredit the country abroad. “This government is tolerant of different views, it is completely tolerant of criticism.”
Regarding the fact that from now on once a month the briefing of political authors will be done in Thessaloniki by the Government Spokesman, he stressed that he will not be removed from Athens, but this week will be added as a third briefing.
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