“We are not carried away by the escalation of Turkish rhetoric or the escalation of provocative actions, we always react calmly, but we leave nothing unanswered and we will continue to protect our national interests,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandros Papa. during the regular briefing of diplomatic correspondents. As he stated, Greece, in the letter […]
Tag: Greek-Turkish relations
SYRIZA: Condemns Turkish provocations but calls for ‘dialogue strategy’ under pressure from Allies
By Niki Zorba At every opportunity (and there are many with Turkey having “escaped” lately) SYRIZA condemns them thoughof the neighbors but directly challenges the line and the moves of the Government (of the prime minister) for the foreign policy of the country. The position of the official opposition for the Nationals is largely concentrated […]
T. Theodorikakos: We are ready to defend our integrity and national sovereignty
The Minister of Civil Protection said in the Plenary Session of the Parliament during the discussion of the draft law “Voting” documents and release of the Greek Police from the service of documents of criminal and civil proceedings and other urgent provisions of the Ministry of Civil Protection “. As Mr. Theodorikakos pointed out, already, […]
G. Economou: Tsavousoglou’s statements are unhistorical and unacceptable
“Along with the decisions that strengthen the EU’s autonomy towards Russia, the prime minister has said that we should see other measures to support the citizens,” government spokesman G. Oikonomou told Real radio station at noon. Mr. Oikonomou stressed that in order to achieve our goals we must have rifts on the internal front and […]
Dendia by telephone with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken
The latest developments in the Gulf and the Turkish provocation were at the center of the telephone conversation that Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias had today with his American counterpart Anthony Blinken. The communication was announced by the Greek Foreign Minister via his Twitter post: “We spoke by telephone with US Secretary of State @SecBlinken about […]
Berlin: Equal distances between Athens and Ankara
Call for dialogue between Athens and Ankara despite recent statements by Erdogan. government spokesman Kr. Hoffman. This was preceded by statements by government spokesman St. Hempstrait. Clarifications from the German government were sought today in a government briefing on the appointment of government spokesman Stephen Hempstrait last week on the Greek-Turkish issue, following recent Turkish […]
Berlin calls on Athens and Ankara to reach an agreement through dialogue
Berlin is “closely monitoring” developments in Greek-Turkish and related statements and “calls for dialogue between the two sides,” said Deputy Government Spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann. Responding to questions about the growing Turkish provocation in the Aegean and recent statements by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Ms. Hoffman referred to a statement by government spokesman Stephen Hempstreet, who […]
Romano Prodi on Turkish provocation: Greece must feel absolutely calm and safe
Former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, answering a question from APE-MPE about the growing Turkish provocation, stressed that “Greece must feel absolutely calm and safe.” “If there was ever a time when Greece should feel safe and quiet, this is what we are going through now. Greece should […]
G. Gerapetritis: No other weapons have been sent to Ukraine
The Greek-Turkish differences and the attitude of partners and allies was the dominant issue in the interview, in the 1st Program of the Hellenic Radio, of the Minister of State George Gerapetritis, who also answered the question whether our country has sent additional weapons to Ukraine. First, the Minister of State recorded the “great embarrassment […]
K. Mitsotakis for Erdogan: He is wrong if he thinks that I will not defend the sovereignty of Greece
The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave his own clear answers to the unprecedented statements of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during the discussion he had in Davos with the President of the World Economic Forum. “I remember that after March 2020, when Turkey tried to use the immigrants as a weapon and we […]
