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In his first interview after his resignation, Rear Admiral Alexandros Diakopoulos insists that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is eagerly seeking to create a heated episode in the Aegean.
Former National Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister andreiterates its position that it does not know if Oruc Reis is investigating in the area, but instead – as he says – came to provoke. «The interest of the Turkish ship was not scientific. I saw photos with stretched cables, but that’s not the reason for your visit “.
Alexandros Diakopoulos estimates that there will be an agreement with the French for armaments. “I don’t think the market will reach 10 billion. There will be a Rafal market. The need for new equipment is enormous in recent years.. Maximum need to have markets in the marina “ he affirmed.
“If we don’t go to The Hague, what else can be done?” The prime minister’s former national defense adviser asked significantly, adding: “In the end, I estimate that there will be no hot episode. The government has figured out where Erdogan is going and is not playing his game.. I can’t think of any other way before The Hague. The question is with what agenda will we go to The Hague».
Added that Turkish President unlocks Greece but insists maritime borders are the only problem. «Erdogan walks to the edge of the cliff and doesn’t mind taking us with him. It’s a game of extreme diplomacy», stressed the admiral.
Referring to the subject of your resignation, He said he has no regrets about anything he has done. «Those involved with the commons should always have their resignation readyHe characteristically said.
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Yeni κafak: The Oruc Reis will arrive in Rhodes and Kastelorizo
The research ship Oruc Reis will carry out investigations in Rhodes and Kastelorizo, reports the Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak.
The article from the official newspaper with the title “He continues his mission: Oruc Reis will investigate up to Rhodes and Kastelorizo” it is fully in line with the climate of Turkish propaganda and provocation in the eastern Mediterranean.
«To date, a maritime area of more than 2,000 km² has been studied, while the objective is to reach 15,000 km², reaching 6 miles of Greek territorial waters.»Take note of the publication.
At the same time, Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to increase tensions in the region, launching threats and blackmail against our country, France and the EU, while Washington asks him to stop the provocations and partially suspend the arms embargo on Cyprus.
Dangerous Propaganda of the Turks
Tensions in the eastern Mediterranean rise dangerously after the publication of “DieWelt” in which the President of Turkey supposedly ordered his generals a “hot” episodeEither sinking a Greek ship or shooting down a Greek fighter plane with no casualties, leaving the generals embarrassed who wondered how a war could happen without casualties.
The post says:
«A few days ago, President Erdogan ordered his generals to sink a Greek ship but to try not to cause many casualties to people. The generals refused to do so and the next idea was to shoot down a Greek fighter plane.. There, again, was the idea of the pilot getting off the plane and saving his life.».
According to the post, the generals refused and suggested they drop a Greek fighter plane, bringing as an argument that the Greeks will be able to use the launch seat to be put away. But even in this case he received a second negative answer.
Because, as Die Welt reports, when preparing a war, the army follows a specific procedure, according to which the first discussions take place in the background with the parties involved, then the air battles take place, The warning shots follow and finally the attack.
The irony of history
However, the irony of the story regarding specific revelations is that that possibility was discussed years ago in Turkey.
At that time, the neighbor was shocked by the revelations about the infamous “mallet plan” that had been secretly drawn up by the military, and which he said would provoke an artificial, hot episode, like the one requested by Erdogan, so the shock, of conflict, to find the reason for their overthrow!
At the time, the masterminds of the plan were imprisoned, but today, several years after Tayyip Erdogan, he is not only talking to some of the people involved in the Variopoulos plan, but he is trying to use the whole plan to his advantage to support plans. of.
In the “game” and the Treaty of Lausanne
They don’t get the “hot” episode and θηκαν now remember demilitarization – They claim that Greece is violating the Treaty of Lausanne and Paris – The Turkish “editor” has been working lately … overtime and plays nonsense that is beyond imagination!
It is known that the Turks cannot … digest the slaps “in the field” of the Greek Armed Forces, however we did not know its limits. Ankara “Editor”, who also offered a provocative recital today.
The Turkish Anadolu agency, with an article, generously spread … laughs, since neither more nor less mentions that Greece violates the Treaty of Lausanne, along with a map showing the Akritic Islands that maintain an army.
“Greece violates the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 and the Treaty of Paris of 1947 by maintaining military forces in the islands of the eastern Aegean”, publishes a map showing a number of Greek islands, from Lesbos and Chios, to Samos, Kos, Nisyros, Karpathos and Rhodes.
In the text accompanying the map, the agency reproduces Ankara’s objections that Greece violates the Treaties of Lausanne and Paris, which states that the islands of the eastern Aegean must be demilitarized.
“Greece violates the Treaties of Lausanne and Paris in the eastern Aegean islands, where it maintains an army. Dodecanese Islands ceded by Italy after the Turkish-Italian war (Tripoli War) and remained under Italian rule until the Treaty of Paris after the end of World War II.
In accordance with article 13 of the Treaty of Lausanne“In light of maintaining peace, the Greek government will not establish a naval base and military forces on the islands of Lesbos, Chios, Samos and Ikaria.”
The Dodecanese was ceded to Greece in February 1947 after World War II with the Treaty signed between the Allied Powers and defeated Italy. “These islands will be demilitarized and will remain demilitarized“Declare the Treaty of Paris.”
Countdown to sanctions
For his part Brussels warns Ankara to stop illegal activities, with Margaritis Schoinas stating that Europe is not being blackmailed.
After the continuous Turkish provocations, even to the most cautious European leader it seems that imposing sanctions on Turkey is one way. However, some countries, such as France, are concerned that September 24 Summit He is away, watching Erdogan’s escalation of tension and the concentration of many forces in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
At the same time, Greek diplomacy contacts continue, with the government representative, Stelios Petsas, highlighting: “Turkey now has a path. It is in the center. It can choose the stadium that leads to de-escalation or the stadium that leads to sanctions.”.
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