M. Varvitsiotis: We do not accept phenomena of revisionism and redrawing of borders

We do not accept phenomena of revision and redrawing of borders, as noted by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miltiadis Barvitsiotis, in an interview with the Sky television station, referring to the Turkish challenges.

“At yesterday’s EU General Affairs Council, I stressed that there must be a tough response to the phenomenon of revisionism and redrawing of borders and that the price must be high for anyone who wants to imitate such behavior in the future,” said Mr Varvitsiotis. briefed his counterparts on the latest statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkey’s provocative actions.

He added, however, that Russia and Turkey are different cases with different political goals and different framework of relations with our country.

The Deputy Minister pointed out that the most important decision taken yesterday, at European level, was the announcement by Germany for the freezing of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

Mr Varvitsiotis noted that Russia’s GDP is much smaller than that of the United States and the European Union and that “the main issue for Russia is the refinancing of its public debt, should its military campaign start to cost same much more “. At the same time, he stressed that “we must be prepared for a long period of instability.”

Finally, Mr. Barvitsiotis referred to tomorrow’s official visit of the President of Israel to our country, pointing out the symbolic importance of this visit at the diplomatic level, but also in terms of strengthening the defense cooperation of the two countries.