[ad_1]
Anonymous officials from the Foreign Ministry, who held a teleconference about US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Greece, answered questions from members of the press.
The US between Turkey and Greece experienced a response to the question about the role of ministry officials in tension, and they are concerned about the tension on the eastern Mediterranean island, but said they were satisfied with the dialogue initiatives in the last times.
The official used the following statements:
The exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey have welcomed the September 22 announcement of the resumption. Certainly, providing both Turkey as a NATO ally and ending the conflict between Greece and the subsequent establishment of dialogue is very important because it reduces the possibility of any accident or incident. Therefore, Greece and Turkey continue to encourage them to move forward on this issue and ideally to reach an agreement. “
On the other hand, referring to Pompeo’s visit to Greece to improve bilateral cooperation, the official said that during the meeting joint work in the military, economic and energy sectors will be discussed.
In addition, ministry officials, the provision of security in the Eastern Mediterranean and Turkey, emphasized that the best interest of Greece, “This is Turkey and Greece, as well as being beneficial to all our allies in the Euro-Atlantic region. The regional security of NATO is also among the priorities. ” Therefore, we will continue in the region and look forward to solution-oriented opportunities, “she said.
“THE SEVILLE CONTRACT HAS NO LEGALITY”
On the other hand, the official who responded to a question about the Seville Map, which Greece had commissioned from the University of Seville in 2011-2012, emphasized that the map in question had no legitimacy for the United States and used the following statements:
“The United States shares the opinion of the European Union (EU) that the Seville Map has no legal significance. We invite all states to resolve their maritime jurisdiction issues peacefully and in accordance with international law.” Therefore, we encourage all parties to dialogue, use institutional structures, resort to diplomacy to solve these problems and avoid unilateral steps that increase tension and the risk of accidents. ”
