His irritation at Deutsch chancellor, Olaf Soltzabout his position on the Greek-Turkish, expressed about Turk chairman, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

According to the Turkish Anadolu news agency, the Turkish president had a telephone conversation with the German chancellor, during which he called on Berlin to return to “neutrality” in terms of Greek-Turkish relations.

Erdogan and Soltz discussed bilateral and regional relations, Greek-Turkish relations, as well as the war in Ukraine, the Turkish Communications Directorate said.

At the same time, the Turkish President stressed to the German Chancellor that the Ankara-EU dialogue, negotiations on the renewal of the Customs Union and negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the EU. they will have to start over.

Erdogan also stressed that he attaches “special importance” to close dialogue with Soltz to strengthen bilateral relations in all areas and that this dialogue will help revitalize Turkey’s EU accession process.

Last month, a European Commission report criticized Ankara for its lack of progress towards its goal of joining the European bloc, citing “serious shortcomings in the functioning of Turkey’s democratic institutions.” Berlin, among other Western allies, has openly criticized the deteriorating human rights situation in Turkey.

#VIOLATION Ankara expects Germany to return to its neutral position in Turkish-Greek relations, President Erdogan told Chancellor Scholz by phone. pic.twitter.com/VZGOlYxn5S

— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) November 1, 2022

Recall that last week, during his visit to Athens, the German Chancellor said, referring to Turkey, that “it is not clear that the member states of the alliance question the national sovereignty of another NATO country.”

As he emphasized during his joint statements with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, “All issues must be resolved on the basis of dialogue and international law. Good neighborliness is beneficial for all of us. The Eastern Mediterranean is an area full of potential, and its use is in the interests of all countries.”

For his part, Mr. Mitsotakis noted, among other things, that “it is a real shame that Mr. Erdogan does not see that he is going to a dead end when he poisons his people with lies against Greece, because our neighbors and partners know that the Greek islands do not threaten anyone.” “Everyone knows that the Greek islands do not threaten anyone, international conventions are not changed by arbitrary interpretations, neither history by illusions, nor geography by false maps,” he added, adding: “Our position on threats is clear. We oppose international law and the law of the sea.”

^{According to ANADOLU, DPA}