The Greek side has repeatedly raised the issue of exporting weapons systems of European States to Turkey, according to diplomatic sources
As they emphasize, this issue was raised by the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during the relevant discussion at the European Council in October 2020.
In this context, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias had sent a letter to his then Spanish counterpart Arancha González Laya in October 2020, reminding him of the obligation of the Member States of the European Union to respect Common Position 2008/944, which emphasizes that: “Member States are determined to prevent the export of military technology and equipment that could be used for internal repression or international aggression, or to contribute to regional destabilization.”
At the same time, the same sources remind that the Foreign Affairs Council adopted Conclusions, on October 14, 2019, where it reiterated the above Common Position, on the occasion of the Turkish military operation in Northern Syria.
This issue, as Turkey’s overall destabilizing role in the wider Mediterranean region was also raised during the Foreign Minister’s meeting with his new Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares, during a bilateral meeting last September.
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