[ad_1]
The Turkish president is said to have given instructions not to be the first to open fire, but if there is a movement on the other side to do what is planned, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to the commanders of the Turkish warships in the eastern Mediterranean.
According to Turkish media reports, Erdogan’s seismic investigations were discussed at a cabinet meeting under Erdogan on Monday. Oruc Reis and the reaction of the Turkish side in this case.
At the meeting, the ministers allegedly asked questions on the issue, and were informed by President Erdogan that the Turkish warships accompanying Oruc Reis were instructed not to open fire first and to take action if action was taken. from the opposite side. “
As is known, in the previous days it had been known that President Erdogan had redefined the rules of engagement of the Turkish Navy, authorizing the Turks teachers judge the business situation and ndecide for themselves whether to open fire.
At the same meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Tsavousoglu, informed the other ministers that he had recently sent a letter to the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres. He also said that both he and through diplomatic channels sent the message to international organizations and all those involved to ask Greece to come, if based on its positions, to the negotiating table and explain them.
“According to what international law, what rights does he have and what rights do we have?” We are ready, “he said.
He also told the Council of Ministers that the UN “does not take a position” on these issues and that it is in favor of solving them through “diplomacy and understanding.”
He goes to Kastelorizo
In his statements after his long -almost five hours- meeting ministerial council the Tayyip erdogan launched a new fierce attack on Greece in public.
“Those who rise height against Turkey risking the safety of its people pay heavy price“If necessary, Turkey has the power to activate its diplomacy and its army,” Tayyip Erdogan said.
The Turkish president said that “in the Eastern Mediterranean they want to trap us on our shores with a small island of a few thousand square kilometers.” […] “We ruined the games of those who tried to imprison Turkey on its shores.”
“Those who tried to create in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean without taking examples from history will finally accept this reality. When the time comes, I fear that those who oppose Turkey, endangering the safety of its citizens, will pay a price. very high. Every time we say that we are in favor of talks and negotiations, “said the Turkish president, adding:” I recommend them to study he diplomatic and military movements of the last four years “.
Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey is a country that arrived have a voice in the region and in the world, adding that if necessary it has the infrastructure and the will to effectively activate both its diplomacy and its military of power.
The Turkish president said that “we expect the EU countries that, although they could not give good exams in Cyprus, Syria and Libya, they will follow a consistent line in the eastern Mediterranean.” “Turkey, as on the issue of border security, as well as on the issue of the eastern Mediterranean, will continue to the end with its determined stance and active policy,” she said.
The distance from Kastelorizo
The last Turkish Navtex for Quick travel which ends on September 12, reaches 30 kilometers from Kastelorizo.
From Ankara it is obvious that Kastellorizo is being cut from the Greek log to convince Europe that they are pieces of rock and no one should bother.
The big question is what will happen if the next Turkish Navtex captures a sea zone further north after September 12, even closer to Kastelorizo. In this case, both the resistance of the government and the attitude of the European partners will be tested. It is of other political and diplomatic importance to attempt investigations to the extent that the Greek EEZ (Greece has not officially declared an EEZ) and another at a point near an island.
If Oruc Reis gets even closer to Kastelorizo or another Greek island, we may find ourselves in unpredictable situations.
