ISTANBUL – ANSWER. Talking about the existing problems between Athens And Ankara in the international court, but “in general”, said the Turkish foreign minister, M. Tsavusogluhowever, he warned that otherwise the existing “calm” in bilateral relations may not last.

In his interview with A Haber TV channel, Mr. Cavusoglu specifically stated that “in Aegean Sea there is a question about the islands, the sovereignty of which is not defined, there is violations which I mentioned earlier. There is a problem air space where (Greeks) instead of 6 miles say 10 miles. There are some statements that apply to her expansion of territorial waters 6 to 12 miles. All of these issues are matters of controversy that have not been resolved for many years.”

The Turkish Foreign Minister proposed a “package” solution to all issues. “Go international Court. But for this, Türkiye and Greece must agree. And we should not be selective, we should approach all issues,” he said characteristically. Mr. Tsavusoglu warned that otherwise the positive atmosphere between Athens and Ankara might not last long, and stressed that “until we decide these questions, there will be a positive atmosphere between them, but then there will be some violations”, then some kind of air battle, tension on the air and maybe even an accident. That is, anything can happen and this positive atmosphere will soon disappear. We must decide “How to solve them. Will we consult on each issue separately? In my opinion, we should discuss everything as a whole. Because if we solve one issue, tension will remain in another,” he added.

The Turkish foreign minister said that “this positive atmosphere may soon disappear” – Erdogan’s reference to the “blue motherland”.

Meanwhile, the handover ceremony for the Turkish Navy helicopter carrier TCG Anadolu took on the character of an election rally, with keynote speaker Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the shipyards of the Tuzla district in Istanbul.

For Mr. Erdogan, TCG Anadolu, based on the Spanish landing ship Juan Carlos I, is a sign of Turkey’s position in the region and the world. “We’re not just going to stop there, we’re going to add to blue motherland we have 3 Istif-class frigates,” he said. The frigates will be built within three years.

Mr. Erdogan argued that Turkey “could easily deploy a battalion-sized force to the areas of crisis, the Aegean, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.” The Turkish President also stated that “the security of the Blue Homeland has become very important in the critical period that we are going through. This is behind our efforts to create a stronger and more deterrent fleet in our country.”

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, speaking about the Turkish shipbuilding program, said that “now we know that the genie is out of the bottle and Turkey is great.”