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A series of questions from political editors, in the standard government spokesperson report, prompted the prime minister’s revelation, Kyriakou Mitsotaki, in an article published yesterday in The Times, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Le Monde. The Prime Minister said that Greece and Turkey were very close to an agreement, in the Berlin Tripartite, and a relevant text of an agreement was drawn up, but it was the Turkish side that led to the failure of the initiative at the last minute.
“Throughout all this I have remained open to dialogue. When Berlin offered to mediate, we sat down in good faith to try to find common ground. We even managed to get to “written agreement”. The result was that Turkey eventually withdrew, revealing unofficial but secret discussions. The hopes that I continue to have for Turkey do not hide my reality. “We need dialogue, but not under the blackmail regime,” stressed the prime minister in his article.
Asked about the matter, the government spokesman, Stelios Petsas, who did not want to give any information about the content of the agreement with Turkey, referred to by the Prime Minister. However, he told reporters that “for answers, see why Mr. Tsavousoglou tried to torpedo this step”, implying that the content of the written agreement was positive for Greece.
Petsas reiterated the firm Greek position that for the government there is a difference with Turkey: the delimitation of the continental shelf. “We are talking about areas where maritime zones have not been demarcated,” he clarified.
He declined to comment further, saying: “On the merits, when we have something to say, we say it publicly.”
Mr. Petsas was also asked about the attack by the SYRIZA Foreign Minister, George Katrougalos, who published in Twitter It implies that the Prime Minister had not informed the political leaders.
As Katrougalos emphasizes in her tweet, Kyriakos Mitsotakis revealed to the foreign media, but not to the Greek leaders and people, about the agreement with Turkey. He asks “what does this agreement say?” and on “on what basis are the NATO technical talks that were denied the day before yesterday but confirmed today taking place?”
“We have the impression that Mr. Katrougalos is asking us and not his leader. The Prime Minister fully informed Mr. Tsipras for the content ”was the response of the government representative, ironically commenting that“ Mr. Katrougalos probably got lost in the translation of the reform in SYRIZA ”.
The president of KINAL also criticized the prime minister, Fofi Gennimata. In a statement, he referred to “secret diplomacy” and commented that “from articles by the Prime Minister in the international press, we were informed that there was a” written agreement “with Turkey during the tripartite meeting in Berlin.” He also said that “it is confirmed that he is conducting a dangerous secret diplomacy.”
All statement by Ms. Gennimata:
“From articles by the Prime Minister in the international press, we were informed that there is a ‘written agreement’ with Turkey, during the tripartite meeting in Berlin. Mr. Mitsotakis concealed this from both the parties and the Greek people. We demand that the text of the agreement is immediately handed over to the political parties. It is confirmed that he is carrying out a dangerous secret diplomacy. He handles affairs on his own, without anyone giving him a blank check. He is solely responsible for the manipulations and the results. Where does Mr. Mitsotakis finally go? So far he doesn’t provide. “
Fermentations in NATO
Meanwhile, the meeting between them takes place today in Brussels. military committees Greece-Turkey at its headquarters NATO.
The Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens stoltenberg has presented its views on a de-escalation mechanism, and Athens has clarified that dialogue is not possible without the withdrawal of the Turkish ships. The written presentation of Athens’ positions on Stoltenberg’s proposals is also scheduled for today.
Yesterday Wednesday a debate was held at the level of ambassadors in the North Atlantic Council, the political body of the Alliance, at the request of the Greek government. “Turkey’s actions pose a threat to the alliance and not just to Greece,” said Greek Ambassador to NATO Spyros Lampridis.
According to government sources, the discussion was a particularly useful opportunity to inform NATO member states in detail about the illegal and provocative actions of an Alliance member to the detriment of the Alliance’s own security and cohesion. The Greek side gave an extensive presentation of Turkish crime in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean, highlighting the Turkish fault and the security implications of the southern wing of the Alliance.
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