[ad_1]
A walk for good has gone well, however pretentious it may seem from the beginning, Turkey’s willingness to dialogue with Greece and an attempt to reduce tension in the eastern Mediterranean. Now, with every opportunity given to them, Ankara officials are provoking at all levels, writing the warnings of the West on the soles of their shoes.
All this while tomorrow, Saturday 12 September, Navtex expires for the Oruc Reis and all eyes are on the neighbor in anticipation of the next move, which will apparently include the new Navtex. After all, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu had declared on August 29 that the Oruc Reis would remain in the if. Mediterranean for 3 months. In fact, it had clarified that “partial” Navtex will be issued continuously until the end of November.
In any case, Ankara is not left alone in the Oruc Reis Navtex, as Ankara has issued a new Navtex with which it compromises an area north of Cyprus for a live fire exercise from 12 to 14 September. In fact, the occupied zone includes part of the Occupied Territories, which will serve as the base for this exercise of the Turkish fleet. 
In fact, the communication counterattack continued today with Turkey, through a post from the Turkish Defense Ministry on twitter, it states that “the research vessels Oruc Reis and Barbaros, which continue seismic research activities and drilling in the Sea Negro and the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Yavuz and Fatih exercises are still accompanied and protected by our naval forces. “
The research vessels ORUÇREİS and BARBAROS HAYREDDİN PAŞA, which continue their seismic research and drilling activities in the areas of maritime jurisdiction in the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean, and the drilling vessels YAVUZ and FATİH, continue to be escorted and protected by our Naval Forces. pic.twitter.com/xL9aLYKKRB
– Turkish Ministry of National Defense (@tcsav Savunma) September 11, 2020
Akar new illusion: Greeks should keep quiet if they don’t want to become ζ meze
Earlier, the Turkish defense minister was quick to add fuel to the fire, saying Greece must “keep quiet so as not to become a snack for the interests of others.”
Specifically, during his speech on Friday night at the Infantry Brigade training center, Hulusi Akar again referred to Greece, but also to France.
The neighboring country’s defense minister made new extreme statements, characteristically saying: “For tension to drop in the Eastern Mediterranean, it is enough that some people remain silent.” They don’t need to do anything. Just shut up. “Those who conspire against Turkey as they have done in the past will suffer the same damage that they suffered in the past.”
Minister Akar: “We strongly recommend that our neighbor Greece does not use itself for the good of some countries, and that it does not have snacks for this reason.”
– AA live (@AACanli) September 11, 2020
Unimaginable terms of the Turkish Foreign Minister: “We are the victims of Greece”
The Turkish Foreign Ministry denounced the final declaration of the seven leaders of the southern countries of the European Union as “a product of prejudice”.
“The elements contained in the final declaration on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Cyprus question are the product of prejudice, are unrelated to reality and lack a legal basis,” Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said in a statement.
The Turkish representative also stated that Ankara is still open to talks with Greece without conditions.
Aksoy said in a statement that Greece should “sit at the negotiating table unconditionally with Turkey” to achieve dialogue and cooperation in the region, adding that Athens should withdraw its warships from the area around the Turkish border. Research vessel Oruc Reis to reduce tensions.
Southern Europe, EU and US “shield” against Turkish challenges
All of the above makes it clear that Turkey is reacting nervously and sharply to the full support provided by southern Europe, the EU, but also the United States to Ankara’s challenges in the eastern Mediterranean.
Yesterday MED7 sent a clear message to Erdogan, regarding Turkey’s position in the Eastern Mediterranean, but also its full support for Greece and Cyprus.
At the same time, the French president tweeted to Ankara that France “sees” the Mediterranean as a sea where only peace and stability will prevail. “Pax Mediterranea” was the laconic message of the French president on twitter, paraphrasing the famous Pax Romana (Roman peace), which prevailed during the Roman Empire.
Pax Mediterranea!
– Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) September 10, 2020
In the text of the conclusions (Ajaccio Declaration) of MED7 and specifically in paragraph 6 on peace and stability in the Mediterranean, the leaders express their full support and solidarity in Greece and Cyprus for the repeated violations of sovereignty and the sovereign rights, and for the offensive actions of Turkey.
They call on all countries in the region to comply with international law, in particular international maritime law, and encourage all parties to resolve their differences through dialogue and negotiation.
As the text of the MED7 statement shows, the leaders of the South are indirectly calling on their EU partners at the September 24-25 summit to adopt sanctions that extend further into the economic field. As stated in Turkey’s statement, “if it does not end its unilateral activities, the EU is ready to draw up a list of new restrictive measures that could be discussed at the European Council on 24-25 September 2020.”
Strict message from Pompeo to Turkey
At the same time, a resolution to the dispute that has erupted between Greece and Turkey after the continuous provocations of Ankara with the successive editions of Navtex and the presence of Oruc Reis in mainland Greece in a diplomatic and peaceful manner demanded in statements to foreign journalists. Mike Pompeo.
In particular, Pompeo calls for warships to leave the area for talks to take place.
In the context of the interview, he also talks about tomorrow’s visit to Cyprus, the partial lifting of the arms embargo and the US military presence in Afghanistan.
[ad_2]
