Dendias for Turkey: We do not accept fulfillment, we do not succumb to threats

“Turkey is not facing us. It is facing its illegalities,” said Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias during the budget debate in Parliament, noting that Greece neither accepts nor succumbs to threats.

“The foreign policy of the Mitsotakis government has made a decisive contribution to restraining Turkey on the ground. to normalize its relations with Europe and the West, it does not face us, it faces its illegalities, the threat of war against Greece, its refusal to accede to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the non-existent and illegal Turkish Libyan memorandum, the questioning of the sovereignty of the Greek islands, under the pretext of demilitarization, the revision of the international treaties, the overflights over the Greek islands, the violations of national airspace and territorial waters, the employment of immigrants, the divergence “the rule of law”, said in particular the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who underlined that “all this has become a problem more of Turkey than of Greece “.

As all this concerns Greece, the Foreign Minister said: “We do not accept in full, we do not succumb to threats.”

“The tactic of first illegally and then negotiating my illegality for legal consideration has come to an end. And this applies to both Cyprus and the Cyprus issue, where Turkey must return to a United Nations solution. I think it is time for a change. “Turkey, so that our people can live safely, peacefully and Turkey should join the new architecture of the region and the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean should become seas of peace and cooperation”, added Mr. Dendias.

Addressing mainly the opposition parties, the Foreign Minister noted: “I have been in this room for years. I know very well that the tactics are rearranged, when at the end of the horizon the end of the parliamentary term is visible. But I ask you, as you have done so far, I address, first and foremost, the opposition parties, to face the temptation of petty partisanship – as the Mitsotakis government has done since day one – on the issue that the Prime Minister has given me the honor of handling, the foreign policy of the country. alignment of all political forces, with common denominator national logic and national interest.I ask you to maintain solidarity, in the face of revisionism.I ask you for unity in the face of the existing threat.I ask you for solidarity in the face of the audacity of casus beli, in the ideologies of gala , in the ideologies of the ottoman heart, I ask you for unity and solidarity, because these are the power national shield “.

Referring to the Western Balkans, the Foreign Minister said that “we contribute to the region going beyond its past. To become part of the principles and values ​​of the EU. The problems of the Prespa Agreement have become apparent. But on the basis of the principle pacta sunt servanda “We continue to pursue good faith, its implementation. Only with this logic will we move forward in our region.”

“For the conditions under which the budget is being discussed, the foreign minister said that a difficult year is coming to an end. “The Mitsotaki government has shown reflexes in critical sectors and of course in the economy. It has succeeded in increasing investment, utilizing every possibility of Community funds, keeping tourism, the media, primary production afloat. It has strengthened those most affected. Mainly the economically weak.”

“None of this is self-evident. But it is at the center of the ideological core of the New Democracy, at the center of the ideological core of the New Democracy parliamentary group, which is the foundation of this government. The New Democracy is a people’s party, a New Democracy supports and relies on reforms, while maintaining its popular character, maintains its popular and patriotic genetic material, maintains its ability to converse with people of daily toil and effort. “The New Democracy of Kyriakos Mitsotakis is and remains the party founded by Konstantinos Kaframanlis”, Nikos Dendias underlined.

SYRIZA parliamentary representative Giannis Ragousis commented on the Foreign Minister’s invitation to unity and national solidarity. “We assure you that we, Mr. Mitsotakis’ New Democracy, in matters of foreign policy, are not going to become. “He used a major national issue in the run-up to the election to pursue the most demagogic and damaging policy in the country,” Ragousis said. “Even in the pre-election period, because we are not like you.”

Source: AMPE