The Turkish Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, described the Mitsotaki-Erdogan meeting as positive and effective, but did not back down from Turkey’s demands.
As he said, Turkey wants a “fair distribution of the wealth of the Aegean”.
Referring to the Greek-Turkish relations, o Turkish Minister of Defense He said: “We have expressed our desire to live peacefully as two countries. We reiterated that actions and rhetoric that increase tensions should be avoided. “
He added: “We expect similar behavior from Greece. We want peace, calm and stability. We expect, on the other hand, a more constructive course in the near future. We wanted the experts to talk because there are in-depth issues. The experts went to Greece, then the mission came to Turkey and then went to Greece. I told the Minister that we are now waiting for them in Turkey. The Greek Prime Minister came to Turkey. Of course, we said that defense and security should not be the only issue here. For our two countries there is the Aegean and the historical background. We expect positive developments with neighboring Greece. “
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