Turkey appears with two faces, as Erdogan returns with provocative rhetoric after the statements of de-escalation by Akar
New provocative statements were made today by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Speaking after Friday prayers, he said, according to the SKAI correspondent in Istanbul, Manolis Kostidis: “As far as Greece is concerned, I have expressed my reactions to the process in particular. And we said that I will not meet them again, especially if it is not in front of me an honest politician and that we had finished the meetings of the High Level Strategy Council and that we would not hold the High Level Strategy Council with Greece. And we will not have this meeting this year. What does this mean; There probably could not have been a clearer bet than this [σσ. ‘ρέστα’ σε χαρτοπαίγνιο]. And so, Greece will take care of itself from now on “.
Turkey appears with two faces, as after the statements of de-escalation by Akar, Erdogan returns with statements in the logic of “cold-hot”.
A little earlier, the Turkish Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akarkept the low tones after yesterday’s meeting with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Panagiotopoulos in Brussels, abandoning the aggressive rhetoric and throwing bridges of communication on the Greek side.
As he said today, during his speech, Turkey can resolve its differences with Greece through dialogue.
«Some politicians in Greece continue their actions and rhetoric due to some ambitions. As there are armaments programs, which have started. The economic impact of this on the Greek people is also very heavy. They also seek alliances. In the face of all this, we continue our efforts for a peaceful solution to the problems. It is important for us to act with the acceptance that we can solve our problems with our neighbor, NATO ally, Greece with diplomatic meansthat we can we benefit better from wealth if we are together and united, and that this can have a positive impact on the well-being of our countries. We consider it important to keep the channels of communication open to resolve current issues. Focusing on a positive agenda and reducing tension will contribute to both bilateral relations and regional co-operation.“, He stated characteristically.
However, commenting on against which he had with the delegation of Greek MPs to Constantinople, tried to do white … black throwing the ball of responsibilities to the Greek side.
«We did the briefing in a polite, well-chosen diplomatic language, without provoking anyone. The essence of our briefing was: “Is there a problem between Turkey and Greece? Is there. How to solve it? Talking about it, there are consultations, disengagement procedures and talks on confidence-building measures. We can solve these problems by talking,” we said. On the other hand, a meeting that went very well, they tried to divert it from its purpose, with the unfounded questions and their comments“, He pointed out.
