He described the Turkish president’s decision as “unacceptable”. Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the Minister of Immigration and Asylum to turn the “Monastery of the Country” into a mosque, Dimitris Kairides.

Mr. Kairides spoke of an “absolutely reprehensible move”, stressing that Kyriakos Mitsotakis will raise the issue during his visit to Turkey and his meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also raised it. Everything is set.” “It’s a UNESCO heritage site and here comes Erdogan today, following up on Hagia Sophia, winking at his radical Islamist constituency.”

Referring to Greece’s relations with Turkey, the Minister of Immigration and Asylum emphasized that “there is no appeasement. Erdogan turned, not Greece. Erdoğan went from the Mitsotakis yoke, to not even having any violations.”

Speaking of his visit Kyriakou Mitsotakis in Turkey, Mr. Kairides emphasized that “it is a working visit”, stressing that on serious issues, things are blocked, as Turkey remains in its fixed positions.