He commended the fact that the electoral procedures in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus are taking place at short intervals, Jens PlettnerAdvisor for Foreign Policy and Political Security of the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with the director of the newspaper “Kathimerini”, Alexis Papahelain its context 8th Delphi Economic Forum.

“The good news is that the elections in Greece and Turkey are taking place close to each other. Until now, despite the pre-election process, we do not see an increase in instability in the region, on the contrary, everything has calmed down. It is also a happy coincidence that the electoral procedures in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus were synchronized. So at the end of the year we will have new governments in all three countries, and this is a good situation for a positive push in the region,” said the foreign policy adviser of the German Chancellery.

“The war in Ukraine reminds us that Europe must become stronger and stand on its own two feet. […] The Ukrainian crisis is a catalyst. For example, we made a decision on joint supplies of ammunition for Ukraine, which has never happened before. So we see that Europe is moving forward,” continued Mr. Plettner.

Jens Plettner estimates that the war in Ukraine has so far cost Germany about 15 billion euros, but 70% of citizens approve of this policy.

Mr. Plettner defended Germany’s policy towards Russia and, speaking of the state of war, said: “Russia has shown that it cannot win this war, it cannot fulfill the goals set by Putin. This is a great success story for Ukrainians and all of us who support them.”

As for broader geopolitical developments, Jens Plettner suggested that we are moving towards world with many polesChina “in the game”, India, the Gulf states and Indonesia also claim a role.