Serious incident between Greek MPs and Akar

LAST UPDATE: 15.36

An intense argument between Greek MPs and the Turkish Minister of Defense, Holusi Akar, took place recently in the committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Istanbul, according to skai.gr.

In his speech, the Turkish minister began to raise issues of territorial waters, demilitarization of islands, while he also accused Greece of supporting terrorism.

The Greek MPs took the floor and replied that Greece is fighting terrorism. “You can not claim to respect the sovereignty of territories when you have invaded Cyprus,” he was quoted as saying, referring to Turkish policy, “questioning the sovereignty of many islands.”

Hulusi Akar even took the floor again to respond angrily to the Greek MPs (Tzakri, Libano, Loverdo, Voloudaki).

The Greek MPs also referred to Casus Belli, telling the Turkish Minister of Defense that there can be no NATO alliance when Casus Belli’s threat is on Ankara’s side.

This fight lasted for 12 to 13 minutes until Hulusi Akar left the room and continued in the corridors.

What Voloudakis said: “The Minister of Defense of Turkey, Mr. Akar, wished us a peaceful solution between Greece and Turkey. But what we are seeing lately is something completely different: not a day goes by without the threat of war from Turkey. We have Turkish fighter jets flying over inhabited Greek islands, most recently you are calling for the demilitarization of the Aegean islands. “Russia’s reasoning towards Ukraine. I want to assure you: Everything that has been happening lately strengthens the national unity and the morale of the Greeks: we will not give up!”