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The next 24 hours are expected to be particularly crucial in terms of Greek-Turkish relations and the recent efforts being made to reduce tensions.
Everyone’s eyes are on Kastellorizo, which Ankara has been targeting lately, in an effort to create achievements. The President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, goes to the island of Akriti for the celebrations of the 77th anniversary of her liberation.
For this reason, and fearing provocations from Ankara, the Greek Armed Forces intend to build a defense grid with flying radars and fighters, so that if the Turks try to disrupt the aircraft carrying the president, they will not. they triumphed.
At the same time, they remain on the alert for the movements of Oruc Reis, whom they are observing minute by minute. Until well into Saturday night, and as the scenarios for the NAVTEX renewal (ending at midnight Saturday) exploded for searches closer to Kastellorizo, the Oruc Reis along with accompanying ships were moving at twice the speed at the one the last ones sailed. 35 days. In fact, shortly before midnight they left the area that they had blocked through the illegal NAVTEX.
The Turkish research until today was moving at a speed of 4-5 knots, which allowed it to navigate having laid cables. However, in the last hours it has been moving to the south of Kastellorizo, in a northeast direction and at a speed of about 10 knots, so it is considered almost certain that it has collected the cables.
It turns out that it is moving towards the Turkish coast with several possibilities of leaving, however nothing can be ruled out as the movements of the ship do not keep pace with the incendiary rhetoric of Erdogan and his ministers. 
Will they approach Kastellorizo?
In recent days, efforts to take a step towards de-escalation and open a window for the resumption of Greek-Turkish diplomatic contacts have been worrisome by the international community, as after the widespread NAVTEX, Turkey moved closer to the “red zone” around the “Red Belt” to the north. .
Such a move is expected to raise the bar for Greek reactions, which obviously cannot be at the same level and on the same scale as now.
When asked what the response of Greece will be if the Oruc Reis passes 6 nautical miles, the Minister of State, George Gerapetritis, stated in a characteristic way: “No one is going to enter our territorial waters. “The Greek Armed Forces are fully prepared to handle any such crisis and the Greek political leadership is not going to make any concessions to their sovereignty.”
Along the same lines, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said there would be no provocation from Turkey. “Tomorrow is a great day for Kastellorizo, it is a celebration. There will be the President of the Republic, the first citizen of the country. It is inconceivable that there is any challenge to the President of the Republic. “
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