Athens makes an attempt to current issues between Greece and Türkiye as “issues related to NATO, US, EU,” the Turkish defence chief says.
(AA)
Greece tries to forestall and sabotage session and confidence-building measures talks with Ankara, Türkiye defence chief has stated.
“Not only Greece does not want to hold these talks, but it also tries to prevent them from happening and sabotages them,” Hulusi Akar stated on Monday throughout a go to to TCG Anadolu, which will likely be Türkiye’s largest warship.
Akar famous that the session conferences in addition to the confidence-building measures and NATO’s “decomposition methods” conferences have been halted by the Greek aspect.
Ankara and Athens arrange a technical mechanism in 2020 with NATO’s participation, known as “decomposition methods” to forestall potential incidents within the Eastern Mediterranean’s sea and airspace.
Some Greek politicians and defence officers are aiming to “cover-up” native points by continuously and consciously rising tensions with Türkiye, Akar famous, saying Ankara is being “cautious” as a lot as potential.
He harassed that Athens makes an attempt to current the issues between Greece and Türkiye as “issues related to NATO, the US, and the EU.”
“Everyone is now aware of their (Greece’s) tricks. We consider and expect everyone to be more cautious in this regard,” he added.
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Turkish defence minister underlined that Türkiye’s all claims are based mostly on authorized details and concrete information.
“Despite this, there are many Greece-related reasons for not getting any results. There are many scandals in Greece right now. There is the wiretapping scandal, migration scandal, and corruption.”
He stated the Greek public “noticed” its authorities’s failures within the Eastern Mediterranean, so Athens “hopes to cover all of it by increasing tensions” with Ankara.
“We want them (the Greek government) to see that it is not possible for them to survive by creating tension, and that diversion is not profitable,” he added.
The Turkish defence chief additional refuted claims that Türkiye is a risk, stressing “Türkiye is not a threat to anyone, rather, is a reliable, strong, and effective ally.”
Türkiye, a NATO member for over 70 years, has complained of repeated provocative actions and rhetoric by Greece within the area in current months, together with arming islands close to Turkish shores which might be demilitarised below treaty obligations.
Ankara says that such strikes frustrate its good-faith efforts for peace.
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Source: AA
