“Problems must be resolved through talks, not by escalation of tension”, will be the message of the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Burbock, in Ankara, according to her statement ahead of her visits to Greece and Turkey. In the same statement, Mrs Burbock, who will visit our country tomorrow, describes Greece as “one of Germany’s closest partners” in Europe and speaks of Greece’s “enormous work” in securing the EU’s external borders and reception of refugees, stressing that this project “deserves all our solidarity”.
“The cohesion of NATO allies has never been more important than at this time, when Russia is not only planning to subjugate Ukraine as a sovereign country, but is also trying by all means to divide our Alliance,” he said. Mrs. Burbok and underlines that it is important for her to make her first trip to Greece and Turkey “especially now finally”.
“In Greece I am visiting one of our closest partners in Europe – in support of Ukraine, in our European resistance to Russia’s aggression, but also in the fight against the climate crisis and the decisive promotion of renewable energy sources,” continues Mrs. Burbock. , while also referring to the atrocities of the Nazis against the Greeks during the Second World War: “Greece is very familiar to many Germans as a holiday destination, but very few know the magnitude of the responsibility that falls on Germany because of the heinous acts that committed there by the Nazi occupation in World War II”, he notes and emphasizes: “For me it is important to keep the memory alive – because this is the condition for a good common future”.
When it comes to guarding the EU’s external borders, the German foreign minister explains that she wants to hear on the ground what we need to do as an EU to keep our common external borders safe – and also for the people who seek refuge in us with risk of their lives. “The work that Greece is carrying out for all of us is huge and deserves all our solidarity”, he points out.
Referring to security in the Mediterranean, Annalena Burbok emphasizes that it will be an important topic in the talks she will have in Istanbul and Ankara. “Our message there will also be: problems must be resolved through talks, not escalation,” she stressed in her statement.
“Turkey is an indispensable partner and is connected to our country like no other country. The hearts of millions of people beat for both countries. That is why it is important for me that we do not drift apart politically any further. As in any close relationship, we will talk openly: for Turkey’s mediation in the Black Sea, which brings a glimmer of hope for millions of people, that an even worse hunger crisis can be avoided, for joint planning in NATO,” Ms Burbok continues, stressing at the same time that in Turkey it will affect and the issues on which there are “partly fundamental differences”: human rights, the implementation of obligations as a member of the Council of Europe. “Here too we will have to make sure that our paths converge again”, concludes the German foreign minister, who was originally going to visit Greece and Turkey in early June, but canceled her trip as she contracted the coronavirus.
Source: Capital
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