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Earlier today, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias had a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
The talks focused on developments in the eastern Mediterranean and the need for Turkey to de-escalate tensions, according to a Foreign Ministry post on Twitter.
Phone call b / w FM @NikosDendias AND @NATO SecGen @jensstoltenberg -focus on dvpts in # Eastern Mediterranean and the need to reduce tension by Turkey / Τηλ. Chancellor N. Dendia talks to the Secretary General #NATO Eastern Mediterranean, the need to reduce tension by Turkey in the spotlight
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@GreeceMFA) September 5, 2020
Meanwhile, the low-level debate over whether there is room for a technical dialogue to establish a conflict prevention mechanism reflects NATO’s attempt to avoid unpleasant situations that would jeopardize its own mission.
Although the statement of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for the “technical dialogue” seems an attempt to avoid accusations of secret diplomacy, since it was a fact that the delivery of a document of proposals to the military representatives of Greece and Turkey would leak (Remember the publication of the Berlin tripartite by Berlin). , also caused a climate of confusion in communication.
However, according to well-informed sources, next Wednesday, the day of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, the issue will also be raised there, although, after recent events, it will not occupy a prominent place on the agenda. In any case, Stoltenberg’s effort, in consultation with Berlin (where he met with Merkel last week), is part of a climate of dialogue rather than substance. In short, expectations were low from the start, as substantive negotiations on de-escalation are underway in Greek-Turkish with a focus on Berlin rather than NATO.
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