New Democracy Party Leader and former Prime Minister Kiryakos Mitsotakis made important statements on bilateral relations with Turkey. Mitsotakis, referring to Turkey, said that Greece has a very large and unpredictable neighbor.
A VERY LARGE AND UNSPECIFIED COUNTRY IMPACT ABOUT Türkiye
Asked about Greece and Turkey’s purchase of fighter jets, the former Prime Minister said, “Greece has to strengthen its Armed Forces because it has a very large and geopolitically unpredictable neighbor. Of course, we cannot make long-term planning on the terms of the moment.” gave the answer.
Noting that Greece has made moves to strengthen itself militarily in the last four years, Mitsotakis said that the prerequisite for a concise negotiation with Turkey for the resolution of the main conflict is that Greece increase its deterrent power.
THE POSSIBILITY OF MİÇOTAKİS TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN
While answering the question about whether he would meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Mitsotakis stated that his party, New Democracy, should come to power and become the prime minister as a result of the elections on June 25, in order for this to happen.
Kiryakos Mitsotakis said, “This is important because Turkey has a strong and stable government today, and Greece has a provisional government. If the elections had been held with a system that gave extra deputies to the first party, we could also have a stable and single government that came to power.” made its assessment.
Emphasizing that there has been improvement in bilateral relations in recent months, Miçotakis said, “I believe that elections can always lead to a new beginning.” said.
Mitsotakis reminded that he had publicly stated that he wanted to meet with Erdogan before and said, “We will have the opportunity to meet in Vilnius, Lithuania, to reshape the roadmap on which we can make progress in the coming months.” he said.
“THE DISMISSION OF THE AEGEAN ISLANDS AND ITS SOVEMENTAL RIGHTS ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE”
Mitsotakis said that he is ready to discuss the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf issues with Turkey, adding that Greece is not open to discussing the issues related to the disarmament of the islands and the sovereignty of the Eastern Aegean islands.
THE GOVERNMENT WAS NOT ESTABLISHED IN GREECE
In the general elections held on May 21 in Greece, New Democracy was the party that received the highest number of votes with 40.79 percent, but could not reach the number of 151 deputies that would allow it to come to power alone.
Mitsotakis, who preferred to go to the ballot box for the second time and seek the way of power alone, handed over the prime ministership on May 25 to Yannis Sarmas, the prime minister of the interim government that will lead the country to the general elections on 25 June.