“Reality itself disproved Turkey’s claims that the Zurafa Island it is her territory. The Greek Coast Guard spotted a Turkish fishing vessel in Greek territorial waters and followed the procedure,” the government spokesman pointed out. Pavlos Marinakis to , evaluating this “episode” as something not so important.

Speaking on the show “Today» and to Dimitris Oikonomou and Akis Pavlopoulos, Mr. Marinakis made it clear that Greece has no intention of backing down on its sovereign rights. “The fact that there is a positive climate in the last meetings between the Greek prime minister and the Turkish president does not mean that all our differences with Turkey, which are concentrated in the definition of the EEZ and the continental shelf, have automatically been resolved,” he reminded, emphasizing the need for dialogue .

In fact, he ruled out any discussion of the demilitarization of the islands, underlining that “to go to The Hague, there must be an absolute agreement between both parties”. He reiterated that Greece has not given up on what it claims, with the logic “to win for the benefit of our country”.

As for Cypriot, the government spokesman described the issue as a top priority, with Athens and Nicosia walking hand in hand. “The prime minister will go to Cyprus on July 20, in a particularly emotionally charged event, without any fiesta mood, but with respect for history. Nicosia is the only divided capital of Europe, Cyprus unites Hellenism”.

“North Macedonia should change course if it wants to talk about the European Union”

Asked about it Skopjecalled on North Macedonia to change course if it wants to talk about the European Union, characterizing what is happening now as “justification” for Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ strategy.

“When he was leader of the Opposition, Mr. Mitsotakis had stood against the Prespa Agreement and had said that once the agreement is ratified, it cannot be taken back, creating a done deal with NATO. When we had the statements of the new president and the prime minister of North Macedonia, the current Opposition told us to vote on all the memorandums of cooperation. Do you know where one of these is listed? In the European accession course of the neighboring country. Then the prime minister had said not to vote on them, precisely so that we would not lose this negotiating weapon. And what did SYRIZA come to tell us now? Block Skopje’s accession process. Are you serious?’ commented Pavlos Marinakis sharply.

Finally, regarding the conflict between Georgiadis and the doctors over the gaps in the National Health Service, he emphasized that there are cases in some areas where, while positions have been announced for pathologists with a net salary of 5,000 euros and a house from the municipality, no one goes. “The ministry will try to find a temporary solution so that the clinics are not closed, asking private doctors to essentially do 2 on-calls a month,” adding that the permanent solution would be to make such a position attractive to each doctor .

“First of all, we have already increased by 10% the wider salary of NHS doctors, expect such moves from the government as long as the country’s budget allows. The second thing we do is to let each SSY doctor have a private project, so that they know they can have extra income in their practice. And thirdly, we are trying to show the best image of the NHS, with over 80 hospitals and 150 health centers already being renovated”, he concluded.