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Tsavousoglou in Thrace today – How will the government respond to possible challenges

The Turkish Foreign Minister is making a move with many readings today, Mevlüt Tsavousoglou, who pays a private visit to Thrace, demonstrating that the minority is Ankara ‘s priority in Greek – Turkish.

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This is an unusual move, as it is customary to first follow the official schedule of talks and then to make private visits.

The Greek side is prepared for all contingencies, ie how it will react politically in case of provocationHowever, the intention of the Turkish Foreign Minister’s visit to our country is to mark the beginning of a relative de-escalation in the relations between the two countries and for this reason he consciously chooses to keep a low profile, although the visit of the Turkish Foreign Minister carries many risks. .

It is characteristic that the Turkish Foreign Minister will be accompanied by a large group of journalists, cameras, television networks and photographers, while the Turkish mission will reportedly be much larger than the corresponding Greek one carried out by Nikos Dendias, a month ago, in Turkey.

Low tones

However, unofficially, both sides let it be known that they do not want to intensify the climate at this critical juncture, as the priority of the talks will be the meeting scheduled for June 14 in Brussels, between the Greek Prime Minister and the Turkish President on the sidelines. NATO Summit.

Government sources estimate that Turkish Foreign Minister may have originally planned a fiesta in ThraceHowever, Ankara does not want to play the “extreme role” at the moment, creating a negative climate for it, in view of the planned contacts between Turkey and US President Joe Biden, as Turkey views the Greek-Turkish issue through its prism. in an effort to improve relations with Washington. Therefore, at the moment a more manageable atmosphere suits both sides of the Aegean, despite the obvious hardship on the part of Ankara.

The agenda of both sides

The sure thing is from the Greek side will re-enter the illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum, Turkish claims outside international law and the refugee. The Turkish side is expected to raise the issue of the “Gulenists” report and the issues of the Thracian minority.

The important thing is that Athens is well aware that Ankara will do everything possible from now on to make Thrace a “hot” region in the service of Turkish Islamization, which promotes the neo-Ottoman regime. For this reason, the Greek diplomacy advises the government to deal thoroughly with informing the partners and allies of our country about the urgent issue of the unacceptable claims of the Turkish consulate in Kototina.

The most likely program

The latest version of Mevlüt Çavuşolγου’s current program is as follows:

Arrival at the airport of Alexandroupolis at 10 and transfer by road to Komotini.

They will follow:

Visit to the Turkish consulate

Visit to the minority high school Celal Bayar

Visit to the minority village of Tamna Rodopi

Visit to the tomb of Ahmet Sadik.

M. Tsavousoglou leaves in the afternoon from Alexandroupolis for Athens for a private dinner with the Greek Foreign Minister.

Tomorrow, Monday, at 10.30, he will be received by the Prime Minister at the Maximos Palace. The private meeting with Nikos Dendias at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will follow at 11.15.

Immediately after, a press conference with Nikos Dendias at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is scheduled for 13.00-13.30 at noon.

The press conference will last about 10 minutes and will include only statements, which will be broadcast only by the state news agencies of the two countries and the Greek and Turkish state television network.

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