An interview with Action 24 television station was given by Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, in which he confirmed, inter alia, that there will be a meeting of the Greek Prime Minister and the Turkish President, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York at a time. However, Mr Gerapetritis estimated that the meeting would take place between September 22 to 26 and would not be, as he said, “simply, ceremonial, like none of the two leaders’ meetings in the past.” “We are pursuing a structured dialogue, the minister underlined, adding that” Turkey’s claims could not be undone. “

The debate also moved on the following key axes: Greek -Turkish relations, the Greece -Cyprus electrical interconnection, the functional relationship with Libya and the Turkish -tourished Memorandum, developments in the subject of Sinai Monastery, the War in Ukraine and Palestinian.

In detail, on the occasion of the statements of his Turkish counterpart, Mr Gerapetritis said that “we have worked lately to embrace a functional relationship with elementary confidence with Turkey, but we have different positions,” he said. “In a new geostrategic backdrop, Greece is controlling the issues in its neighborhood, we are not heterogeneous and defined by Turkey, but we do not accept advice from our neighborhood. The initiative belongs to us with the aim of reinforcing our country, “the foreign minister said.

In terms of the work of the Greece-Cyprus electric interconnection, Mr Gerapetritis made it clear that the project will continue because it is a European project and is very important because it removes the energy isolation of Cyprus.

He emphasized that despite Turkey’s reactions, the first phase of research development was completed, and as he said, “there will be consequences if the cable’s knoding work is hindered.” Regarding the timetable of the work, he said that “the exact date has not yet been set is something that should be done in collaboration with the company, its extent is infinitely higher than any other project, covering a very large area in the maritime area of ​​Eastern Europe, which must be issued by NAVTE Immediately next time. “

The Foreign Minister also stressed that at the same time, violations of the national airspace and irregular migratory flows to the Aegean have been minimized, thanks to a structured relationship with Turkey, “without ignoring our substantive differences.”

Asked about the Turkolibyyan Memorandum, Mr Gerapetritis clearly said that “we have managed not to be ratified by the Eastern Libyan Parliament, while our country is talking at a high level with both leaderships in the country.” He added that we were able to control the migratory flows, as well as that with Egypt we have excellent neighborhood, a brotherly relationship, with common interests. “