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According to information from government sources, Greece denies the draft presented at the Summit on EU relations with Turkey.
According to government sources, this is the first text that the Greek government does not accept as a text of conclusions.
According to the information, the Greek side points out that it will be necessary to make many changes for Athens to accept it and pass it as conclusions of the Summit.
According to the information, the draft does not mention sanctions, but the EU is willing to use all the tools and means at its disposal to guarantee the respect and territorial integrity of Greece and Cyprus, which was not accepted. on the Greek side.
The draft also provides for a multilateral summit on the Eastern Mediterranean, while there is a paragraph on Cyprus calling on Ankara to suspend all maritime activities in the region.
However, he said: “Provided that constructive efforts are made to address the problems in the Eastern Mediterranean”, the EU leaders agree “to launch a positive EU-Turkey political agenda with a particular focus on the modernization of the Customs Union and the trade facilitation “. as well as “high-level dialogues” and “ongoing cooperation on migration in accordance with the EU-Turkey Declaration for 2016”. Many of these points are among the main demands of Ankara.
The draft also calls for a “multilateral conference on the Eastern Mediterranean” and instructs senior diplomat Josep Borrell to work out the details. The text “also welcomes recent steps to build trust by Greece and Turkey.”
In fact, due to disagreements, shortly after 8:15 p.m. on Thursday (10/01) a 45-minute break for consultations was announced.
Source: skai.gr
