Athenian concern about the situation in which Greek-Turkish relations through her fault Ankarareflect yesterday’s statements by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias in the peristyle, shortly before the ratification of the protocols on the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO Parliament (votes ND, SYRIZA and PASOK). Mr. Dendias, speaking to parliamentary editors, noted that so far the issue of Greek sovereignty over its islands had never been raised, adding that inflammatory rhetoric lured Turkey and his public opinion. And he stressed that after the signing of the Turkish-Libyan memorandum, the Turkish leadership took steps that leave no room for agreement.

Mr. Dendias also expressed his question about Turkey’s attitude after the meeting of the two leaders last March. Kyriakos Mitsotakis as well as Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He said that he himself was in favor of the meeting. “The picture I got was that everything went very well. What happened from Turkey (after the meeting) is completely impossible for me to trace,” he said, noting, however, that the coincidence of elections in Greece and Turkey is a negative point. According to Mr. Dendias, Turkey also dragged Egypt into a protracted conflict from “For the situation in Libya. “Why would someone far-sighted in Turkey choose this strategy? It leads to dead ends and dangerous roads,” he added. the well-known 7 to 10, is now turned in favor of Greece and has become “10-0”.

“I have the impression that the Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting went very well. What happened after that, it is impossible for me to trace,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In his speech in Parliament, Mr. Dendias noted that “NATO must show its value framework, as through this it will be shown that the offense, doubting the territorial sovereignty of an allied and friendly country goes beyond the principles of the Alliance and the deficiency of Article 5 of the Treaty, which does not allow to deal with the threat, when it comes from a member country, will be covered by the total cost. Mr. Dendias underscored the fervent support for Sweden and Finland joining NATO, citing an opinion poll that shows most Turks reject Turkish leadership crowns in Greek-Turkish as electoral campaigns.

Mr. Dendias will be in New York next week for the UN General Assembly. In G.S. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is expected to have many backstage contacts, will speak at the end of next week. It is worth noting that yesterday, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht confirmed that the exchange of 40 Marders of the German army for 40 BMP-1s of the Greek army, which will be delivered to Ukrainians, is immediately before its implementation.

SYRIZA MP Hussein Zeybek, who provoked a strong reaction earlier this month after participating in a meeting of the Turkish consulate in Komotini in connection with the election of a pseudo-mufti, came out with a new rant. In an interview he gave to Turkish television, he said, “We are not worried, we are not afraid. In our just struggle, we will continue to defend the rights of our people, the Turkish minority of Western Thrace, to the end.” The incident was highlighted by a member of N.D. Thassos Hadzivasileou said: “After all, why do opposition parties show tolerance for such unacceptable positions of their deputies?”