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REUTERS / Francois Lenoir
CORRESPONDENCE – ISTANBUL. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar attacked Greece and claimed he was making provocations.
In an interview during his visit to southeastern Turkey, Akar said that “despite our constructive and peaceful stance and our stance on the consultations, unfortunately our Greek neighbors continue their provocative actions and increase tension.” They use threatening language to achieve some goals. Every time we emphasize that these movements are useless, no threat has an impact on our country, our people and our Armed Forces. With these methods and actions they will get nowhere ”.
At the same time, he stated that “despite our actions that we do in accordance with international law, our Greek neighbors continue to undermine international law and demand things and have rhetoric outside the law.” They need to understand that they cannot get anywhere. We urge them to act in accordance with international law. “
The Turkish Defense Minister once again argued that the islands cannot have a continental shelf. “We know that the International Court of Justice has ruled that the islands do not have and cannot have a continental shelf and an Exclusive Economic Zone. They must know and accept these principles. They must understand that they cannot arrive with some methods, with some deceptions and with some illusions. “Maybe they will find some supporters, this is illegal,” he said.
