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Not only that, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in no mood to escalate tensions. Erdogan, but each of his statements exudes empathy, hatred and fanaticism. The Turkish president launched new war threats against our country, torpedoing any attempt at dialogue. The reaction from Athens is cold, which continues its diplomatic counterattack on the UN, NATO and Brussels.
Twenty-four hours after the prime minister’s strong message to the president of Turkey, Athens is widening the circle of international interventions, aimed at highlighting the Turkish provocation.
The Foreign Minister had a telephone conversation with the NATO Secretary General in the morning. According to the information, or Nikos Dendias stressed out for Jens stoltenberg “The tension is caused by Turkey and there can be no dialogue unless the Turkish army withdraws.
Mitsotakis letter is in the hands of the UN Secretary General
It was preceded by Nikos Dendias’ meeting in New York with the United Nations Secretary General, during which he delivered a letter from Mr. Mitsotakis, documenting the illegal activity of Ankara.
The chancellor left The possibility of Greece appealing to the Security Council is open “It is always a right of any member of the United Nations and, therefore, of our country. But when, under what conditions this possibility should be used, it is always a matter that is decided under the conditions of the specific moment”
The government spokesman Stelios Petsas“There is a very specific framework, the framework is not an accordion, the discussion framework is the framework of the exploratory contacts that ended in March 2016, because of Turkey and if Turkey means what it says, it can stop the challenges and start discussions “.
The red lines were established by the Secretary General of NATO Secretary General
The red lines from Athens to Ankara were reflected in the dialogue that the Minister of National Defense, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, held a few days ago with the Secretary General of NATO, in Berlin, according to Sky broadcast.
Dialogue between Panayotopoulos and Stoltenberg
N. Panagiotopoulos: As long as so many boats remain at this point, the risk of something happening increases due to the excessive concentration, fatigue and intensity of many boats in such a limited area.
G. Stoltenberg: Okay. What I can do;
N. Panagiotopoulos: To mediate, so that Erdogan can find a way to withdraw all the ships immediately.
G. Stoltenberg: All wars?
N. Panagiotopoulos: All wars.
G. Stoltenberg: And the Oruts Reyes?
N. Panagiotopoulos: Of course, Oruts Reyes. If the warships retreat, that too will go away, because he never leaves without the company of warships.
Despite international calls for compliance, Ankara ει pulls the strings of challenges on a daily basis.
Out of control, Erdogan curses and threatens
Recep Tayyip Erdogan made new incendiary statements, addressing graduates of the Turkish National Defense University: “Those who attacked our independence a century ago, the Turkish people buried them in the ground or threw them into the sea. The same mistake today and not pay the same price today “
At the moment when the Turkish Defense Ministry announced the holding of secondary schools in front of Cyprus, the president of the neighbor unleashed war threats:
“They will see Turkey destroying and throwing away the immoral maps that are presented to it and that it has political, economic and military power. They will understand it in the language of politics and democracy or they will experience great bitterness on the battlefield. “
European sanctions are coming
Ankara’s tension games in the eastern Mediterranean are in the sights of Europe. The European Union is ready to take action against Turkey, said Commission representative Peter Stano in his exclusive interview with ERT
Joining Greece is Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz in an interview with the Austrian newspaper Kurier today: “If we accept everything, if we are not in solidarity with Greece, then this will allow someone like Erdogan to go on and on. The limits are constant and that is dangerous. in the medium term “.
SYRIZA Foreign Minister George Katrougalos stated that NATO has a decades-long tradition of “equal distances”, in fact indirect support for Turkish positions to the detriment of Greece.
The diplomatic counterattack of Athens has as milestone Summit of the leaders of the European Union in September 24 and 25.
The United States understands that there is no dialogue with threats
Washington is conveying to Ankara by all means the message that dialogue under threat is not possible and they are conveying by all means to Ankara that it must stop all operations, withdraw its ships and reduce tensions. In this context, they are intensifying the behind-the-scenes pressure on Turkey to take all necessary measures to reduce tension.
An attempt to bring the Turkish challenges to Congress
According to information from ERTAt the initiative of the Greek-American lobby, Turkish crime in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean will soon be transferred to Congress, where efforts are underway for hearings in both Parliament and the Senate, a development that will better highlight the problematic behavior of Ankara.
Operational readiness is intensifying
The next seven days are crucial to show whether the Greek-Turkish crisis will continue or there will be a de-escalation. It will depend on whether the illegal voyage of the Oruch Reyes investigation continues within the Greek continental shelf. Stays at very high levels for 26he day the operational readiness of the armed forces throughout the Aegean, to the extreme southeast of the Greek continental shelf. In the next few days there will be news and announcements for the weapons programs.
The Mitsotaki-Macron meeting is prepared
The scene of a new meeting of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, acquires special importance. If this is confirmed, it is expected to take place on the sidelines of the Euro-Mediterranean Conference, which will be held next Thursday, September 10 in Corsica.
Source: ERT
Feature: Dimitris Gatsios, Lena Argyri, Irini Zarkadoula, George Sideris
