Response to the constant threats from Ankara and to him personally Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gave from Komotini about Kyriakos Mitsotakis, noting that those who say they will come “at night, will wake up one night and land awake.” According to the Prime Minister, her government Turkey it unfortunately falls into a frenzy of provocations, mostly poisoning its own citizens, and “plunges into international isolation.” Regarding Greece’s position, Mr. Mitsotakis left the door open for dialogue, stressing that we confront aggression with readiness and “we keep our doors closed to threats, but they are always open to fruitful contacts.” The Prime Minister noted that “we are always ready for dialogue with Turkey, but there is no dialogue with absurdity.” At the same time, he sent a message from the Akriti region that our national and European borders would remain armored. “A strong Greece means a strong Thrace, and a strong Thrace means a strong Greece,” the prime minister concluded.

“We kept our promises” was the central message delivered by Kyriakos Mitsotakis as he started his tour from Kavala and Xanthi yesterday. “Despite the very big challenges that we have faced as a country, I can look you in the eyes and say that what we promised, we have delivered,” he said, speaking of tax cuts, new jobs, small and large infrastructure projects. In the area where N.D. has a problem on the right, Mr. Mitsotakis mentioned a “strong homeland” that “defends its borders”, and as expected, he also mentioned Turkey’s attempt to “invade” immigrants in 2020 in land borders of Evrosthe rejection of which to this day is one of the most important and successful moments of the reign.

Those who say they will come “at night, will wake up one night and land awake,” the prime minister from Komotini said of the Turkish president’s threats.

360 projects in Thrace

At noon on Friday, Mr. Mitsotakis took part in the presentation of the Development Program for Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, which includes more than 360 projects with a budget of 6.8 billion euros. The Prime Minister spoke about “the whole management philosophy” and “how we perceive the planning, the implementation of important projects in every corner of our country.” He specifically mentioned the port of Alexandroupolis, stating that it was his personal decision not to privatize his port now and that “I did it for reasons both geopolitical and economic.”