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Speaking at the Foreign Relations Committee of the European Parliament, Minister Çavuşoğlu’s statement is as follows:
When we reached 2018, our activities in the region began, our first drilling job.
This happened 7 years after the drilling carried out by the Greek administration.
We made an agreement with the official government of Libya.
political advisers in Turkey and Greek leaders have held many meetings. And as a result, we made the decision to take confidence-building measures between our military and our armies.
And we were going to make a joint statement on August 7. But recently, unfortunately, Greece ratified the agreement with Egypt and took a step towards reaching an agreement with us. Therefore, Greece and Turkey are not ready to enter into a dialogue.
I was in Malta, we also made a statement on immigration on March 18th. Merkel’s advisers were also there. After learning about this, they were disappointed. After Greece lost its credibility, we started our work.
They also began to harass the Turkish minority in Western Thrace. These people are innocent people.
We support mediation activities in Germany. I also agreed to meet with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece. But the Greek side refused.
We responded positively to the statement made by the Secretary General of NATO on September 3. But Greece said yes from the beginning, but after the general secretary explained this, they said no.
We are prepared for dialogue without any prerequisites. If Greece is stubborn, we insist on our own prerequisites.
Dear Members of the European Parliament and my dear friends; Turkey’s position is consistent with international law.
An agreement must also be reached with the maritime jurisdictions of the countries.
And the Greek islands, which are on the wrong side of this middle line, on our side, should not have an exclusive economic space at this point.
At this point, not knowing borders or having rights are different concepts.
Greece has maximalist claims at the moment. Greece even uses a 10 square kilometer island. This island is located 2 kilometers from our coasts. It is located 550-600 kilometers from the mainland of Greece.
Our relations with the EU are fluctuating, but we always want to continue the dialogue.
We want the EU to sit on the axis of sanity and rationality. We do not want the EU to take dissuasive measures against our own sovereign rights. Much has been said here about the map of Seville.
We see that the objectives of Greece and the Greek Cypriots at this time are supported solely in the name of solidarity. We are ready for an unconditional dialogue with Greece and the EU on better relations.
