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Turkey is treading the track every day, increasing the tension in Eastern mediterranean, with the United States, Germany, and NATO pushing for a dialogue that will actually be negotiations.
A tweet from him NATO Secretary General, known for pro-turkish attitude it gave the impression that an agreement had been reached and that Athens and Ankara would be brought to the dialogue table, starting with the technical committees, in order to reduce tensions in the eastern Mediterranean.
As you mentioned, your own contacts preceded and conversations with Greek and Turkish leaders.
«The information that has come to light about alleged technical talks in NATO does not correspond to reality“He was quick to clarify diplomatic sources in Athens, refuting Stoltenberg.
«In any event, we have restrained the intention of the NATO Secretary General to work to establish de-escalation mechanisms within NATO. However, the de-escalation is just the immediate removal of all Turkish ships from the Greek mainland.“, Note the same sources.
The NATO secretary general and Germany tried to circumvent the legitimate status of Greece before its withdrawal. Mount reich and turkish Warships of the potentially Greek EEZ.
In essence, Stoltenberg made one document with some points – suggestions, which handed over to the permanent military representatives of the two countries in NATO and which outlined some ways to ease the tension.
At the same time, he invited them within a week to make their own comments or points that they consider crucial.
Senior Greek officials emphasized that all this is not an agreement for the dialogue and, in fact, they did not hide their dissatisfaction with the position of the Secretary General of NATO on Twitter, while they did not stop emphasizing that the de-escalation is only the Turkish ship removal of greek continental shelf.
Following my discussions with the Greek and Turkish leaders, the two allies agreed to engage in technical talks in #NATO to establish conflict mechanisms and reduce the risk of incidents and accidents in the #EastMed. https://t.co/Kc70MlNPzY
– Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) September 3, 2020
Turkish Foreign Minister: We support the initiative of the NATO Secretary General
The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Stoltenberg’s statements, asking Greece to support this dialogue initiative.
The announcement of the Turkish Foreign Minister:
“NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has taken the initiative to reduce tensions in the eastern Mediterranean and prevent accidents between naval and air units.
This initiative of the Secretary General, which has the support of our country, aims to initiate technical-military talks between the two countries within the framework of NATO.
These talks aimed at relaxation are not related to the settlement of bilateral issues between Greece and Turkey, but essentially to the agreements previously established bilaterally by the military authorities of the two countries. We hope that Greece will support this initiative of the Secretary General of NATO.
In addition, we want to remind once again that our country is willing to enter into a dialogue without conditions to find just and permanent solutions within the framework of international law to the problems with Greece ”.
A few hours earlier, the government spokesman Stelios Petsas he had asked for a reduction in tension, otherwise he recalled that the other way is sanctions.
«But dialogue under threats, blackmail attempts and provocations is not possible».
At new episode of challengesAnkara also put Moscow in the game, with two new Navtex, which expand the sea area, which Turkey is trying to “gray”.
It’s worth noting that all of this happened after the State Department’s announcement to Partial lifting of the embargo on the sale of US arms in the Republic of Cyprus.
«Russia addresses Cyprus in cases of issuance of Notam or NavtexThe Cypriot government spokesman said, while clarifying that Turkey is intervening by issuing other Navtex.
«It is well known that for many years, Russia has been targeting Cyprus in cases of issuing notam or navtex and targeting a specific organization, NAVAREA III».
“Turkey is known to intervene and issue some other navtex“he pointed.
«However, we have information and when it comes to issuing notam and navtex, this is done by the Republic of Cyprus at the request of the Russian Federation.Added.
According what Sputnik transmits, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova, characterized as provocative accusations that Turkey’s “aggressive” actions in the eastern Mediterranean are due to Moscow’s support.
The fact is, however, that Ankara is sending Oruc Reis further north, according to article in the official newspaper Yeni Safak, the Turkish research vessel has been instructed to approach the borders of the territorial waters of Kastellorizo and Rhodes and conduct natural gas exploration.
The day turned out to be very rich in news, as the Turkish president also had a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. «Some countries support the selfish and unfair attitude of Greece and the Greek Cypriots and this is unacceptableErdogan allegedly said, always according to Turkish sources. For his part, Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz reiterated his solidarity with Greece.
«If we give in to the pressure of (Turkish President Recep Tayyip) Erdogan and Turkey, good evening Europe.He warned.
In the midst of all of the above, we had a new intervention from the former Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu, who said his country was at risk of a military conflict in the eastern Mediterranean because it was “investing more in power than in diplomacy.”
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