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Turkey is preparing to test the S-400 today, Reuters reports
Turkey is preparing to test the Russian missile today S-400 system that issues air and maritime bans traffic off the Black Sea coast, according to Reuters.
The Turkish announcement of an airspace ban is valid for today, October 16, and restricts an area near the Black Sea coastal city of Sinop, for radar tests and possibly for a live-fire exercise for six hours.
The relevant Notam advises aircraft to avoid the area at an altitude of 200,000 feet (61,000 meters).
The news was broadcast by CNNTurk, citing Reuters.
Source: ERT
Petsas: Turkey has proven its unreliability
“The climate is that Turkey has shown its unreliability,” government spokesman Stelios Petsas told ERT1 on a morning show, referring to the ongoing European Council.
“Even some countries, who believed that Turkey would do what it says, were refuted by recent events,” he said. “So we have a climate that shows that Europe has run out of patience because the ‘Europe has been fooled by Turkey.’
The government spokesperson assured that each delegation can always communicate with its partners, answering a question about rumors that at the Summit Participants were instructed to leave mobile phones and tablets out of the room. “Security issues are issues that change every time and I would not like to go into more detail,” he added.
About what we expect and what we will do, Mr. Petsas emphasized that there is “a three-axis frame: the First it is a clear condemnation of Turkey’s provocation both in Famagusta and in the eastern Mediterranean. the Secondly The point is that we have to go a step beyond the previous conclusions of the European Council of 1 and 2 October because we have two clear violations of two points, point 18 and point 20 of the previous conclusions by Turkey, for what we can’t stand our ground, and third “is to describe a grid of how the support grid will specialize, if Turkey withdraws from challenges, or sanctions if Turkey continues with challenges.” He added that yesterday we saw that there is a weather for a clear time frame of one week, as the Germans, the French and other delegations have said, she judges it herself, through the time horizon of the next few weeks. “
Responding to a relevant question, the government spokesperson noted that “the The red line is always a defense of our sovereignty and sovereign rights. Regarding sovereignty, the issue is clear, the territorial waters are clearly defined, they are 6 nautical miles with always of course the right of our country to extend these territorial waters to 12 nautical miles, whenever it deems it appropriate in the future. . The issue of sovereign rights has to do with the continental shelf, which is not clearly demarcated and does not affect upstream waters. It is the issue that is going to be settled with the Turkish side and that is why there is a framework of exploratory contacts to define this issue, which is a pending decade to resolve this source of poison in relations between the two countries and generally in the Eastern Mediterranean “He stressed that these pending issues with Italy and Egypt have been resolved in the recent past, always on the basis of International Law and the Law of the Sea.
At this point, the government spokesman assured that “there is no de facto situation of illegality. The Turkish-Libyan memorandum, which was signed last fall, was also illegal, and all these actions taken by Turkey are illegal and do not create anything. nor precedent. What matters is the determination of the condemnation of all, as it happens in Europe, in the United States, in Russia, as in the whole world. These Turkish actions. “We will do what is necessary and what is needed in this moment is with the calm confidence that we are demonstrating to strengthen our strategic alliances so that the Turkish side can feel the pressure from everywhere. “
About positions formulated by the official opposition for the extension to 12 miles, Mr. Petsas said that “when you are in opposition you can seek micropolitical benefits, raising tones to the right and left. But not on national issues.” Seriousness is needed here and the Greek government shows the seriousness that is needed. ” In time, he stated that in the information provided by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to all parties, a national solidarity was found, on which “we will build.” Let’s put the micropolitical crowns aside for a while.
You are invited to comment on the call Joe Biden’s manifesto on the movements against Recep Tayyip Erdogan, if he was in the Presidency, Mr. Petsas described this text as positive but -as he said- “and the current leadership, not only at the level of the President but also at the level of the Department of State, of the United States has shown that it has away from the policy of equal distances and clearly supports the Greek positions, because it is fine with us and our allies are always by our side ”. He added that the position of the United States is constructive but we, for our part, at this time must show composure because certainly Turkey could use the time that the new leadership will take to take control to create various unrest. . That is why, in addition to calm, we need closer cooperation with the Europeans and our other allies, “to get the right message across to Ankara.”
Likewise, Petsas acknowledged that “in general, even though Europe advances slowly, it is finally harmonizing itself and showing the determination and unity it needs.” What needs to be made clear to Turkey at this time is that Europe is not going to move forward. back in their own positions when Turkey shows inconsistency in dialogue and peaceful resolution of any dispute. “
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