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He described Ankara’s choice to acquire the S-400 anti-aircraft system as unfortunate Mike Pompeo, who during his interview also referred to the reasons for his recent visit to Greece and especially Souda, saying that through it he intended to ensure that two ” NATO partners in the region “will find a peaceful way to resolve disputes.
The question to Mr. Pompeo concerned his visit to Crete and the establishment of an expedition base there and ended as follows:
“Has NATO ‘lost’ Turkey? If true, it is an important and terrible event,” asks Mr Pompeo, who responds:
“We don’t need this scenario. We need Turkey to be a good partner in NATO to help secure the southern side of the Alliance. It’s a shame they chose to do this by purchasing the S-400 weapons system. We invite you to review and backtrack.
Turkey must be a member of NATO. I went to the region to make sure that NATO partners in the eastern Mediterranean region found a peaceful way to resolve maritime disputes. There is a dispute over territorial waters.
There are mechanisms, there are legal mechanisms, international rules, that can solve it. Coercion, intimidation, military activity are not solutions. I hope that all the parties involved will see it and return to the negotiating table, resolving disputes over maritime zones. “
