True to her provocative rhetoric Turkey remained for one more time o Hulusi Akar at the annual editors’ briefing in Ankara, accusing Greece of escalating the tension in the Aegean.
“Despite our realistic and honest attitude, Greece unfortunately illegally continues the provocationsescalates the tension, her aggressive actions and rhetoric. Greece harassed our planesserving in planned NATO exercises, twice in the last weekdespite the fact that all our allies have been informed in advance,” Akar noted.
“This hostile attitude clearly shows that NATO’s fundamental principles and values have become arrogant to the point of audacity. It is time for NATO to put an end to this behavior. The necessary answer has been given to all kinds of unjust and illegal actions of Greece in the diplomatic and field so far and will be given in the future as well”, added the Turkish Defense Minister.
“Those who sacrifice their country’s reimgs and the well-being of their people for the interests of other countries and those who base their political existence on enmity towards Turkey are once again in the spotlight with their provocative actions and rhetoric.. Our neighbor, the healthy Greek people, we both know them very well. Our expectation is these Greek politicians and military immediately abandon their intransigent and provocative stances for domestic political purposes, focus on solving problems through dialogue and learn from history, especially what happened in September 9, 1922».
Regarding Cyprus, he noted that “we are talking about two sovereign, equal and independent states. The issue is no longer the establishment of this state. It is a matter of recognizing this state that has been established”.
For her inclusion Sweden and her Finland in the NATO said that the Turkey is not against, “however, we expect them to fulfill the commitments they signed in Madridthat is, to cut their ties and support to terrorists and to lift the restrictions they have imposed on Turkey on their export lists, it’s that simple.”
“The recent support in PKK and PYD in Syria, the claims that they are harming the fight against ISIS, the departure from the balanced approaches between Turkey and Greece, the lifting of the arms embargo on Southern Cyprus and the efforts of some politicians (including Menendez) in the US to undermine the our relationships with hostile attitudes, creates a negative perception in our public opinion. We expect our strategic partner, the USA, to take the necessary measures and correct some issues,” he noted.
Source: News Beast
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