G. Varoufakis in Anadolu: Why MERA25 did not vote for the defense agreement with the USA

A statement on the position of MERA25 regarding the Greek-American Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement was made by the party secretary Giannis Varoufakis, to the Anadolu news agency.

“MERA25 opposed and voted against the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement between Greece and the USA. The reason is simple: The purpose of the agreement is not to strengthen mutual security, but, on the contrary, to support the United States strategy to feed and benefit geopolitical tensions in the wider region, from the Black Sea to the Middle East and North Africa, “he said, adding:” MERA25 is committed to de-escalating all tensions, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean – a goal that the objectives and practices of the so-called Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement between the two countries “.