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A few hours later Ankara’s ongoing provocation in the eastern Mediterranean, the defense minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos will face his Turkish counterpart Hulusi akar in the teleconference of their Defense Ministers NATO.
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Stoltenberg: NATO concerned about tensions in the eastern Mediterranean
NATO’s concern over the situation in the eastern Mediterranean was voiced by Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference on Wednesday, ahead of a teleconference between Alliance defense ministers.
Stoltenberg spoke of the dangers of ‘rising tensions’ and the deployment of military forces in the area, indicating that they want to contribute to de-escalation in the area.
So as he said NATO has established a withdrawal mechanism Whereupon Greece and Turkey reaffirm their support for the existing procedures and rules governing conduct in the air and at sea.
This mechanism includes a direct telephone line “through secure NATO networks” between the military directorates of the two sides.
“We need to minimize the risk of an accident or accident and, if they do occur, make sure they don’t get out of control, leading to very dangerous situations,” Stoltenberg said.
At the same time, he pointed out that NATO supports Germany’s efforts for a political dialogue, and is generally seeking to reduce tension. He said he was in regular contact with EU leaders on this issue.
«We will continue these disconnection efforts. “We believe that this work, which is being carried out here at NATO headquarters, at the military-technical level, will support German efforts to facilitate the resumption of exploratory talks on the key underlying issue that is being debated in the Eastern Mediterranean. “.
However, refrained from commenting when asked about Turkey.
About supplying S400 from Russia, prompting reactions in NATO and the US, Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern and responded that there is a “freeze” of the US F35. that Washington is in talks with Ankara and European countries on alternatives, and concluded that it is also an internal matter of Turkey.
Berlin’s response to Dendia for arms exports to Turkey
Sedan has not approved in recent years exports of weapons systems that Turkey could use in the context of its regional military operationssaid the representative of the German Chancellor, following the letter from Nikos Dendias to Haikos Maas.
Where appropriate “The decision to approve arms exports is being taken into account in the context of foreign and security policy,” said a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry. has not given its approval to “critical” arms exports, where Turkey could use it in the context of regional military operations. He reiterated his regret at the “continuation of challenges” by Ankara in the eastern Mediterranean.
Responding to a question about a letter to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in which Mr. Chancellor Nikos Dendias calls on Germany to suspend exports of military equipment to TurkeySpokesman Christopher Burger clarified that he could not give details of the minister’s confidential correspondence with his counterparts and limited himself to describing the general practice of the federal government in the export of weapons systems.
«We decide on a case-by-case basis and even after careful consideration of foreign policy and security issues.“Burger” and explained that, especially for Turkey, this means that in recent years the number of new approvals is very low, while “no new approval has been granted for critical arms exports that could be used by Turkey.” in the context of regional military operations “.
Mr. Burger added that the federal government was closely monitoring developments in the Eastern Mediterranean. and constantly reviews policy decisions on export control, in consultation with the European Union, but also taking into account its obligations under the Alliance, including European and international security issues.
«We regret the continuing Turkish provocations in the eastern Mediterranean and remain convinced that a solution to the controversial issues is possible. “Only through direct dialogue between all parties involved,” the German spokesman reiterated, underlining once again Berlin’s willingness to continue supporting efforts in this direction.
In terms of on Athens’ request to the European Commission for a possible total suspension of the EU-Turkey Customs Union, Christopher Burger limited himself to refer to the Conclusions of the European Council of 1 and 2 October on EU-Turkey relations, which, as he said, were reaffirmed at the recent Summit.
The Deputy Government Spokesperson even referred to this excerpt from the Conclusions, which refers to an EU agreement to launch a positive EU-Turkey political agenda, with special emphasis on modernizing the customs union, but provided that “Ongoing efforts to continue to end illegal actions against Greece and Cyprus.”
