They keep consistently high tones Turkish officials so against her West and against her Greece, in an atmosphere marked by inflammatory campaign rhetoric. Some answers are recorded from Athens, especially when questions are raised regarding this. foreign policyhowever, the choice is generally made not to involve the Greek authorities in exchanging accusations with Turkish officials.

In particular, yesterday the Minister of National Defense of Turkey Hulusi Akar in implementation Armed forces in the Kars region accused Greece of “continuing provocative actions and rhetoric that heighten tensions”. At the same time, he said that “Turkey is concerned about the militarization of the islands, as well as provocative speeches, movements and actions during some visits to places close to Turkey.” The Turkish minister said that “Greece is seeking some kind of artificial alliances or is participating in a useless arms program.”

This was preceded by fierce anti-Western “crowns” from the Minister of the Interior. Suleiman Soylu, who even accused Washington of “trading” on the issue of F-16s and F-35s. He spoke of “putative friends and allies” who say “we want it, but we don’t know what’s going to happen in the Senate.” And he added: “Who do you think you are kidding? Who are you going to fool? What game are you playing?” he concluded.

“We have responded to the absurdity in cold blood and with legally sound arguments,” diplomatic sources in Athens said.

Greece has decided to respond, especially to the new challenges of the status quo. Aegean Sea foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.