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Konstantinos Filis, Director of the Institute, spoke on SKAI TV about the difficult equation of the EU Summit that will discuss sanctions against Turkey, amid challenges in the Cypriot EEZ and in the context of information about the start of exploratory contacts Athens-Ankara. Of International Relations of the Panteion University.
The professor explained that while Turkey “cuts short walks” in the Cyprus EEZ, the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis, will insist, and will do well, to impose sanctions first on Turkey and then on Belarus, an issue that “burns” to several European countries.
“If Mr. Anastadiasis insists and uses the veto right, which has the potential, in relation to Belarus, I think we can have tricks there,” Phillies said.
The professor explained that Greece cannot turn a blind eye, warning that such a thing would be a bad precedent and added that “the ball is currently in our court.”
“It is not just a question of whether we are connected, it is obvious that we are connected with the Greek Cypriot side.” It is that we have a violation of the sovereign rights of an EU country, where if we turn a blind eye, even if we suppose it is another country, we set a bad precedent, “warned Mr. Filis.
Mr Filis explained that Turkey is trying to leave Cyprus almost isolated within the EU with the exception of Greece and France.
“I cannot find many member states, who will want to support the Cypriot position, on the logic that” after we removed the great hoarseness, the great problem that was Greece – Turkey, well, it does not create a problem for us now. “Little Cyprus'”, stressed the professor.
He stressed that Ankara has been fully committed to the Cyprus EEZ for a long time, consolidating a situation.
“The problem with Turkey’s election and policies is exactly this: what it achieves with Tsabouka, with the threat, etc. of creating achievements that may not be de jure, because an illegal act does not produce justice, but we definitely have it now. . an EU ashamed to react, ”Mr. Phillies underlined.
Source: skai.gr
