Response to the provocative statements of the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu taking into account sovereignty of the islands in the Aegeanbut she has a problem Armenian Genocidereported by the Greek Foreign Ministry.

In particular, Foreign Ministry spokesman Giorgos Arnautis, answering a journalist’s question regarding recent statements by Turkish officials, noted the following:

“Our position is known. Our difference is one. We will not allow the internal political confrontation in Turkey to turn into a public dialogue between Greece and Turkey.”

Recall that yesterday, Monday 24/4, Mr. Mevlut Cavusoglu, in an interview with TV 100, stated that “there are islands and islands in the Aegean Sea, the sovereignty of which is not defined. We rightly say that they belong to us, while the Greeks say that they belong to them. Then there is tension.”

He added that “the president of Greece and their defense minister today went and made a statement about the alleged genocide as if they had such an obligation.”

President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulouon the occasion of the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, in his tweet earlier noted that everyone has a duty to fight against all forms of intolerance so that all people are safe, regardless of their identity, origin or beliefs.