The government is examining all possible scenarios for the culmination of Turkish provocation, even the possibility of going beyond rhetorical ranting.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for national rallying and the government is signalling in all tones that it is ready to defend the country's sovereign rights.
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Erdogan's direct threats to Greece: "You will regret it, like a century ago."
Tayyip Erdogan is now directly threatening Greece and last night he made sure to do it in Greek. The Turkish president repeated via twitter what he said provocatively, illegally and untruthfully against our country in his speech in Izmir, writing his messages in Greek.
The threat of war he issued included warnings to Greece to "get a grip" or it will "regret it" and have "disastrous" consequences "as it did a century ago."
The response of the government spokesman was immediate and scathing, who called it "remarkable that President Erdogan chose to express himself in Greek" and made sure to remind him that "Greek is the language of logic, freedom and law. Its native users and the Western world know this perfectly well. The tactics chosen by Turkey do not fall into any of these versions."
[/P]This is the second statement by Megaro Maximou yesterday responding directly to Erdogan's provocations. This shows a change of tactics, as it stays true to avoiding the extreme and aggressive rhetoric of the Turkish leadership, but, the response will come directly. The message is that to every provocation, every rhetorical attack and every threat, the response will be immediate, which is what will happen on the ground if Ankara decides to pass the buck.
Athens' calm but decisive counterattack - With diplomacy as a "weapon"
Athens has chosen to counter with calm, decisiveness and a diplomatic counterattack. Yesterday, Kyriakos Mitsotakis added national rallying to which he called on everyone "in the face of an unpredictable neighbour". Speaking at the awards ceremony of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the prime minister noted that "we have a neighbour that is becoming more isolated and more angry" and reiterated his view that a "strong state today is a stable state".
At the same time, Nikos Dendias constantly reminds his international contacts that Turkey has a "casus belli" against Greece and yesterday, the Foreign Ministry presented 16 maps documenting the extent of Turkish revisionism, with Ankara threatening peace, security and stability in our region. At the same time, border guards are on alert for any provocation, provocation or attempted new Turkish-instigated migrant incursions, as happened in March 2020 in Evros.
The Thessaloniki SEE Cooperation Summit, an opportunity to highlight Greece as a factor of stability in the region
The holding of the Southeast European Cooperation Process Summit in Thessaloniki today provides an opportunity to highlight Greece as a factor of stability and security in the region and the leading role it plays in this field. The presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, at the invitation of the Prime Minister, enhances the importance of the Summit and the discussions concerning the future of the region.
The low representation of Turkey, which decided to participate at the last minute with its Deputy Foreign Minister Farouk Kaimakçi, shows the isolation in which it finds itself vis-à-vis the West, by decision of its leadership. On the contrary, Greece has the opportunity to put forward its arguments at the highest level and to promote the value of the good neighbourly relations in the region which it is building with all but Turkey because of its provocativeness and transgression.
For the Prime Minister, as his associates note, it is also an opportunity for a substantive exchange of views with all leaders on the future of the region in view of the discussions to be held at the next European Council on the Western Balkans - support for the accession perspective of which is a firm position of Greece - and the discussion on the European perspective of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.
The Presidents of Serbia, Slovenia, Moldova, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Prime Ministers of Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Croatia and the Deputy Prime Minister of Romania will be in Thessaloniki.
Source: iefimerida.gr
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