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The growing tension in the eastern Mediterranean is also high on the agenda of the European Union, which awaits the “27” Summit on 24 and 25 September. de-escalation step through Turkey.
The Prime Minister, during his two communications with the President of the United States, made it clear under what conditions Athens will enter into dialogue.
According to an article in the newspaper “Kathimerini tis Kyriakis”, Athens is ready to pick up the thread of exploration from where it left off in 2016, for the sole issue: the definition of maritime zones.
“And if we can’t agree, we can come to an agreement and go to Hague. “To resume the talks, however, Turkey, which is constantly escalating the challenges, must stop immediately, so that we can reduce the escalation,” said, according to newspaper information, Mr. Mitsotakis, during his 20-25 communication minutes.
In essence, Athens is urging Ankara to end the barrage of challenges and have a “sufficient rest period, to demonstrate the consistency of the other side in the Aegean “, before exploratory contacts are resumed.
At the Maximos Palace they do not underestimate the close relationships that Trump and Erdogan have developed. But, as the article estimates, they attach special importance to “Willingness” shown by the US president to intervene in the current crisis, communicating last Wednesday twice with Mr. Mitsotakis and once with his Turkish counterpart. After all, the message from the US president to the prime minister was that “I want to help reduce the escalation.”
As mentioned, in two months, Mr. Trump faces an extremely difficult electoral contest in which he comes, in fact, with the role of “outsider”. Therefore, the Greek minority vote gains weight. It is also obvious that it would be a big “shadow” for him to have a “conflict” of two NATO allies during his presidency.
