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Few expectations for the dialogue that the secretary general tries to promote. NATO maintains the establishment of a “military conflict prevention mechanism” between Greece and Turkey.
According to well-informed sources, Jens Stoltenberg invited the military representatives of Greece and Turkey to NATO to his office, where in a five-minute meeting he handed them a one-page document with his thoughts. Following the official route, from the permanent delegation to NATO, the Stoltenberg document was transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense. Defending.
After consultations, the competent authorities of Athens decided to reply that the dialogue proposal is accepted in principle, however, it is preceded by the departure of “Oruts Reyes” from the Greek continental shelf. Until then, no technical dialogue can take place. Mr. Stoltenberg has requested to discuss this with N. Dendias.
By some estimates, the initial discussions on this issue took place last week, when Mr. Stoltenberg was in Berlin, where, in addition to N. Panayotopoulos, he also met with Annegret Krab-Karenbauer.
The issue came to light yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Stoltenberg posted a statement on the NATO website, reporting that after their communication with the leaders of Greece and Turkey, “the two allies agreed to initiate technical talks. within NATO “. establish a military conflict prevention mechanism to reduce the risks of incidents and accidents in the East. Mediterranean “.
The initial reaction from Athens came through diplomatic sources who denied the “technical talks” but noted that Athens was “holding back” Stoltenberg’s intention to work to establish de-escalation mechanisms within NATO. Diplomatic sources in Athens reiterated that “the unilateral operation of a document with a request for comment within a week is in no way the beginning of a dialogue.”
