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A difficult weekend is expected in the field of the Greek-Turk, at a time when the hourglass of the European Union’s decisions is dangerously emptying for Turkey.
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Obviously irritated, Ankara maintains the climate of tension in the Mediterranean but also in the Greek-Turkish.
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has made new extreme statements against Greece and France.
“For tension to drop in the Eastern Mediterranean, it is enough that some remain silent. They don’t need to do anything. Just shut up. “Those who plot against Turkey, as they have done in the past, will suffer the same damage as they suffered in the past,” he said. She advised, in Greece, to remain silent, “so as not to become a snack for the interests of others”!
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Minister Akar: “We strongly recommend that our neighbor Greece does not use itself for the good of some countries, and that it does not have snacks for this reason.”
– AA live (@AACanli) September 11, 2020
The inflammatory statements by the Turkish Defense Minister come a day after MED7’s unanimous condemnation of Ankara’s behavior in the eastern Mediterranean.
After denouncing as a “product of prejudice” the final declaration of the seven leaders of the southern countries of the European Union, who warned Ankara yesterday to impose sanctions against them for their actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, he hastened to ask. Withdrawal of Greek warships around the Turkish research ship “Oruc Reis”, in order to reduce tensions!
Soon after, he launched a new NAVTEX, committing an area north of Cyprus to live-fire exercises.
On Friday afternoon, a post on the official Twitter account of the Turkish Ministry of Defense claims that the research ship sails in areas under Turkey’s jurisdiction: jurisdiction in the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean, and the YAVUZ and FATİH exercises. they continue to be accompanied and protected by our Naval Forces ”.
It even accompanies the tweet with relevant photos:
The research vessels ORUÇREİS and BARBAROS HAYREDDİN PAŞA, which continue their seismic research and drilling activities in the areas of maritime jurisdiction in the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean, and the drilling vessels YAVUZ and FATİH, continue to be escorted and protected by our Naval Forces. pic.twitter.com/xL9aLYKKRB
– Turkish Ministry of National Defense (@tcsav Savunma) September 11, 2020
Turkish NAVTEX ends on Friday night, with all the information converging on the fact that Ankara is expected to renew it, in fact sending the “Oruc Reis” even closer to Kastellorizo.
Sakellaropoulou in Kastellorizo on Sunday
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Athens closely watches the Turkish movements, while on Sunday, in a movement of special symbolism, the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, will be in the municipality of Megisti for a two-day official visit. Ms. Sakellaropoulou will be in Kastellorizo on Sunday morning, where she will arrive with Chinook from Rhodes. She will attend events to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the island’s liberation.
He will also visit the island of Ro, where he will lay a wreath at the tomb of the Lady of Ro, and on Monday he will attend Holy Communion at the Kastellorizo school.
It is noted that the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidency of the Republic know that there is a possibility of a provocation from Ankara, but they are not concerned. In addition, the Armed Forces of the area are in increased brewing regimen.
In response to the previous days on whether the Greek government is concerned about any aggressive action by Turkey, on the occasion of Sakellaropoulou’s visit to Kastellorizo, Stelios Petsas stressed that “We don’t think there is any challenge at this level. “There will be another level of escalation if something like this happens in Turkey, and that doesn’t worry us.”
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That same day, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be in Thessaloniki, where, according to the information, he will announce the government’s intentions to significantly reinforce the Armed Forces, after the relevant discussions held with Emanuel Macron, on the sidelines of the Euro-Mediterranean Summit. . .
Pompeo in Cyprus on Saturday
At the same time, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be in Cyprus on Saturday. In his remarks, the head of US diplomacy stressed that the visit to Nicosia is a continuation of the telephone contacts that US President Donald Trump had with Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Nikos Anastasiadis.
Condemnation of Turkey by MED7
Turkey, however, received strong messages on Thursday, as the text of the conclusions of the Euro-Mediterranean Summit in Corsica called on Ankara to stop its aggression and comply with international law. In fact, particular importance is attached to paragraph 6 of the text, which refers to peace and stability in the Mediterranean and expresses the full solidarity and support of the seven leaders of Greece and Cyprus “for the repeated violations of sovereignty and sovereign rights, as well as Turkey’s aggressive actions. ” Furthermore, the seven leaders express “regret” that Ankara has not responded to repeated calls by the European Union for an end to unilateral action in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean, noting that they agree to “work towards additional lists”. “sanctions) based on the proposals presented so far, with a view to their immediate adoption.”
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Ankara nuisance for MED7
The results of the Corsica Summit caused outrage in Ankara, with Recep Tayyip Erdogan posting a 10-second video in which he was heard saying, addressing the “wolves,” as he calls them, “forgive us, but we are too big to you can’t eat us. ”
Charles Michel in Athens on Tuesday
Meanwhile, it is recalled that on Tuesday the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, will be in Athens, who will meet with the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Mr Michel has already tabled a proposal for an International Conference on the Eastern Mediterranean, with Greece declaring its willingness to participate, provided it only refers to the delimitation of maritime zones and after Turkey declines for the first time in practice . removing the “Oruc Reis” from the area.
Sanctions are being prepared
Finally, it is noted that next week is considered particularly crucial for the sanctions issue, as the EU deadline in Turkey expires in view of the Summit. According to a report by DW, as the mediation efforts of the German presidency to calm the situation in the eastern Mediterranean have so far not borne fruit, the working groups of the Commission and the European Council are working on a list of sanctions against Turkey before the Summit.
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