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Greece is asking for the Hungarian government’s support for the European Union to impose sanctions on Turkey, Greek Foreign Minister Nicosia Dendias said in Budapest. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó received his Greek counterpart in his office today, and at a press conference after the meeting, it appeared that the two countries were concerned about completely different foreign policy issues.
While Péter Szijjártó spoke of migratory pressures, Nikos Dendias expressed the conflict with Turkey.
The Greek Foreign Minister said Ankara is not complying with international law, to which the European Community must respond vigorously. Dendias also spoke about
that his government also intends to consult with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to that end.
The conflict in the eastern Mediterranean is also a priority at the current EU summit. Turkey, Greece and Cyprus are also demanding energy fields in the region, and the conflict escalated in August to the point where European countries and Turkey held military exercises in the region at the same time. However, the EU is quite lenient and no sanctions are imposed on Ankara at the current summit.
Based on what has been said, Athens has not relied on this and continues to push for tougher European action. This is also supported by the fact that Dendias visited Budapest, which had excellent relations with Turkey, for the first time as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Peter, it’s so good for you that Hungary doesn’t limit the seas. You don’t have to deal with problems like that
Dendias told the Hungarian Foreign Minister.
The issue is so important to the Greek side that it has even set aside a previous complaint. In April this year, Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Micotakis also signed a letter addressed to thirteen members of the center-right party in the European Parliament to Donald Tusk, president of the European People’s Party (EPP). In this letter, Tusk was asked to exclude Fidesz, saying that the Hungarian ruling party is leading Hungary against the basic values of European democracy. At the press conference, we asked Dendias if the Greek ruling party, the new democracy, was still upholding its request and if the issue was discussed at the Budapest meeting.
I came to Budapest as a minister and not as a member of the party. As for my party, I will not make a statement about it.
Dendias replied. Added to this question
Micotakis had discussed it with Orban before.
However, the Greek foreign minister no longer mentioned exactly when this conversation took place.
(Cover image: Bruzák Noémi / MTI.)
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