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Turkey is using migrants as a weapon against Europe and is violating international law against Greece, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurtz said.
In an interview with the Austrian daily Kurier he warned that “if we accept everything, if we are not in solidarity with Greece, then this will allow someone like Erdogan to continue and constantly exceed the limits, and that is dangerous in the medium term.” .
Regarding future refugee flows, the Austrian Chancellor noted that “Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is doing an excellent job, the Greeks are protecting the external borders of the European Union and protecting our own borders, and Austria has police and officers of equipment. Charge for the support of Greece “.
“But on the other hand, there is Turkish President Erdogan, who uses refugees as a weapon and urges migrants to go to Europe to pressure us,” he added.
Answering the question “what can the EU do? To confront the blackmail policy of the Turkish president”, the Austrian chancellor stressed that the European Union “must finally appear united and determined”.
He, as he stated, would like “finally to have as the EU.” The courage to resist Erdogan and not allow the exploitation of refugees as a weapon, nor the violations of international law by the Turkish president.
The Austrian Federal Chancellor also noted that “Turkey lives off European tourism and economic trade with the EU.” and that “Turkey is absolutely vulnerable.” But the point is not to hurt anyone, but to show our red lines. “
Tsavousoglou: the main threat to Europe is the ideology of Kurtz
Sebastian Kurtz’s remarks about Tayyip Erdogan sparked a reaction in Ankara, and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu said in a statement that the main threat to Europe was “the ideology represented by the Austrian Chancellor.”
He blamed Kurtz for policies based on racism and Islamophobia.
Sources: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ, Anadolu
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