“Greek sovereignty over these islands is unquestionable,” the European Union said on Sunday, a day after the US State Department expressed the same position following Turkish provocations by the foreign minister. “Greek sovereignty over these islands is beyond question. Turkey must respect him, refrain from provocative statements and actions in this regard, adhere unconditionally to […]
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New harsh statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry
The signing of an agreement on the acquisition by Greece of 6 warships and 18 5th generation aircraft from France caused a sharp statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry, in which Ankara accuses Athens and Nicosia of increasing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, stating that this “will threaten peace and stability “. The statement refers […]
Turkey rejects EUMED9 Athens Declaration
Turkey rejected the Athens Declaration, jointly adopted by the leaders of the EU Mediterranean countries during the EUMED summit in Athens on Friday. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said that the paragraphs dealing with the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus and illegal migration were “biased, devoid of vision and out of touch with reality like in […]
Suleiman Soylu’s provocative accusations against Greece
Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu made provocative statements against Greece. “The Greek security forces are trying to douse gasoline and burn people. This is a massacre under the supervision of Europe, ”he said. Europe, he said, will go down in history as the initiator of this crime, because, according to the Turkish minister, it teaches […]