Speaking to SKAI 100.3, a government spokesman spoke of “a crescendo of insanity and outrageous statements that have nothing to do with the truth.” Yannis Oikonomouabout his new provocative statements Devlet Bahceli.

He stressed that this is not the first time the Turks, even by their own standards, have crossed the line. “As long as Turkey has no goals, Turkey continues to widen deadlocks and create problems even in the international community,” he said.

He added that “in Turkey’s attempt to create gains by breaking graphical constraints, Greece is responding soberly and methodically, strengthening the country’s geostrategic presence. We must be in full combat readiness. Far from panic, with a strategy that allows us to face any challenge, both at the diplomatic level and in the field.”

When asked about the possibility of a meeting between Mitsotakis and Erdogan in Prague, he said that for Greece there is no other axis than international law. “If the Turkish President wants to meet with the Prime Minister, this means that he will accept this condition,” he stressed, adding that “our country has no reason to be afraid of dialogue.”

Earlier, speaking to his party’s parliamentary group, President of the Nationalist Action Party (NAP) and government partner of Erdogan Bahceli said that the Dodecanese and the islands of the North Aegean now belong to Turkey.