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Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again seemed extremely provocative, responding with threats to the Joint Statement by Foreign Ministers from Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece and the United Arab Emirates.
Speaking to the cabinet, the Turkish president attacked the countries that signed the declaration, saying that his country did not intend to step back in terms of its rights.
In fact, he spoke of Greek pressure groups and enemy forces from the Gulf countries.
“Until the end, we will continue to defend our interests and rights in the Aegean Mediterranean, in Cyprus. We will not leave the field to either the PKK or the FETUS (the movement of the preacher Gulen), or the Armenian and Greek pressure groups, or the enemy forces or forces originating in the Gulf countries, “he said. Turkish news agency Anadolu.
The incendiary statements
The joint statement on the Turkish challenges.
It was preceded by a teleconference on Monday afternoon between the foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and the United Arab Emirates.
These countries sent a clear message to Turkey “to fully respect the sovereignty and sovereignty of all states in their maritime zones in the eastern Mediterranean.”
The teleconference, which focused on “recent worrying developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as a series of regional crises that threaten peace and stability in the region”, is part of the “3 + 1” mechanism and is a continuation of the meeting in Cairo. on 8/1/2020, while for the first time the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates also participated.
In particular, according to the Joint Declaration adopted by the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Cyprus, France, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, they condemned the escalation of Turkey’s violations in national airspace over Greece, including overcrowding. and territorial waters in violation of international law, as well as ongoing Turkish illegal activities in the EEZ and the territorial waters of Cyprus, as they are a clear violation of international law. as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
In addition, the ministers drowned the tools of civilians by Turkey in an attempt to illegally cross the Greek land border, giving them continued support to illegally cross the Greek maritime border. 
Furthermore, they strongly condemned Turkey’s military intervention in Libya and called on Turkey to fully respect the UN arms embargo and to stop the influx of foreign fighters from Syria to Libya. They reiterated that the Memorandum of Understanding between Turkey and Saraj contradicts international law and the UN arms embargo on Libya, and that both undermine regional stability. They also recalled that the Memorandum of Understanding on the delimitation of jurisdictions in the Mediterranean Sea violates the sovereign rights of third countries, does not comply with the Thalassa Law and cannot have any legal effect in third countries.
The statement added that the ministers emphasized that strengthening and intensifying their political consultations were of strategic importance and praised the outcome of the Cairo meeting on January 8, 2020 to strengthen security and stability in the eastern Mediterranean, while who expressed their deepest concern. for the current escalation and ongoing provocative actions in the eastern Mediterranean.
In the final part of the Joint Declaration, the foreign ministers of the five countries in the region generally agreed to continue their consultations on a regular basis.
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