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We need to review our strategic cooperation with Greece after Mitsotakis' statements in America, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is reported to have said.
According to Turkish daily Yeni Safak, the Turkish president reportedly told his party's Central Committee which he chaired two days ago that "we could have had strategic cooperation talks with Greece, but we need to reassess this after his latest statements."
"Mitsotakis had said 'Let's not involve third parties', but he went and talked to America. We need to reconsider the issue of our strategic cooperation and partnership," Erdogan reportedly added.
Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak claims that after the March meeting between Erdogan and Mitsotakis in Istanbul which left behind a positive atmosphere, Greek aircraft started violating Turkish airspace.
Regarding the Greek Prime Minister's position that Greece will never accept a "two-state solution in Cyprus" and his statement on the issue of arms sales to Turkey, Yeni Safak comments that this ended the spring fever in Greece-Turkey bilateral relations.
Telephone contacts with Rutte and Johnson
Meanwhile, the Turkish President reportedly spoke last night with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
During the phone call with Mr. Johnson, Erdogan reportedly said that Sweden and Finland's relations with individuals and with those organizations under the control of the PKK/YPG terrorist group are the main problem.
He said they want to ensure that Finland and Sweden support NATO values and that Turkey's legitimate concerns are addressed. He added that the reaction of Turkish public opinion against the demand for NATO membership of countries that support terrorism should not be ignored.
Source: CNA
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