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Athens places Germany, Spain and Italy at the forefront of their responsibilities regarding the sale of military equipment to Turkey.
In particular, according to diplomatic sources, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in letters to his German counterparts Heiko Maas, Spain Arancha González-Laya and Italy Luigi Di Maio, points out the recent provocative actions of Turkey, which, as he stressed, by in the creation of carried out by military means.
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In this context, the Chancellor recalled the relevant intervention of the Prime Minister in the last European Council on the obligation of the EU Member States, as is clear from their Common Position, to suspend the export of military material to third countries, which use this material. by aggressive actions or regional destabilization, just like Turkey does.
Especially in his letter to his German counterpart, the Greek minister requests that permits for the export of certain military equipment to Turkey, such as submarines, frigates, aircraft and armor upgrades, not be granted.
The background to Mitsotakis’ request for an EU arms embargo on Turkey
It is recalled that at the last European Council, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had put on the table a European arms embargo on Turkey, citing the fact that a similar decision had been made because of Syria (although it was never implemented by Germany. .) but also that the United States froze the sale of F35 due to the S-400, and Canada suspended all exports due to the Turkish participation in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Although the Greek arms embargo proposal was included in the draft, it grew out of the conclusions of the last European Council, as countries such as Spain, Italy and Germany reacted as expected. It is recalled that Turkey is one of the five main clients of the Spanish defense industry, while Germany also has defense contracts with Ankara.
But Athens is not just waiting for December to put the issue as one more tool in the hands of the EU as a whole, but is rushing to push Berlin, Madrid and Rome in the here and now.
The clause of military aid in case of attack
The Greek government will also invoke the obligation of the partners to provide military assistance in the event of a Turkish attack on our country.
Specifically, a letter addressed to the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, will emphasize the fundamental right of our country to invoke paragraph 7 of article 42 on the common security and defense policy of the Treaty of the European Union.
It is a mutual solidarity clause that establishes: “In the event of an armed attack by a Member State on its territory, the other States will provide all assistance and assistance in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations. “
In other words, Athens not only asks partners to stop selling weapons to Turkey, but also reminds that in the event of a heated incident in a Greek-dominated area, it will request defense assistance.
Article 42.7 also establishes that: “The commitments and cooperation in this area continue to be aligned with the commitments assumed within NATO, which continues to be, in the case of its member states, the basis of their collective defense and the instrument of its implementation ”, its invocation in no way excludes the participation of the Alliance, on the contrary.
In a letter to his US counterpart Mike Pompeo, Nikos Dendias highlighted that Turkey’s behavior poses a risk of destabilization of the southeast wing of NATO and contravenes the provisions of the preamble to the US-US Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement.
The request for suspension of the EU-Turkey customs union and the economic consequences
Earlier today, in a letter to Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varelli, Dendias emphasized that as a message of disapproval of Turkey’s ongoing criminal conduct against the European Union, the possibility of a total suspension of EU membership should be considered. -Turkey.
The adoption of such a measure would undoubtedly be a major economic blow for Turkey, but also for the Member States that benefit from the current lucrative import and export system to the vast Turkish market.
Large countries like Germany import cheap products (it is no coincidence that European factories move to Turkey, where, for example, a large percentage of clothing is now produced) and export to a market of 80 million inhabitants.
According to Eurostat in the decade 2009-2010, Turkey benefited with 750 billion euros thanks to this agreement on the export of Turkish products – without quantitative restrictions and without tariffs – to the EU, from which it in turn imports.
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