“Greece has an obligation to cooperate with whoever the Turkish people decide next Sunday to become their president,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias told SKAI 100.3 FM radio station and journalist Pavlos Tzimas.

Commenting on the results of the Turkish elections, the Greek Foreign Minister noted that they did not surprise him in the least, since “voting opportunities in a country like Turkey are limited, and the opposition, which most Westerners considered on the threshold of power, did not have real powers given to it. measurements and Western wishes.

What Greece hopes now, according to Mr. Dendias, is to preserve the climate that was created after his visit to the earthquake-affected areas of Turkey, “and to get a window of opportunity so that we can try to find a solution.” unlike us.”

“I think President Erdogan’s rhetoric of late has given rise to this hope. Is this the most likely? No, this is not the biggest possibility,” the head of Greek diplomacy said.

According to him, President Erdogan “decided – of course, without that this could not change tomorrow morning for some other reason – to try to find a modus vivendi with Greece in a different context than what was done before the earthquakes. and added:

“How far he is willing to go beyond that, to a cordial understanding that will lead to a settlement of our dispute, I cannot tell you. We will find out immediately after the elections in Turkey.”

“If — a very big if, a minority if, if you will — but if we can find a solution to our dispute with Turkey within international law, the dynamics that will develop for both countries will be explosive. “, said Mr. Dendias.

“The momentum that will be created will be positive for both countries. But of course, this assumes that Turkey is also ready to accept things. Because I am not always sure that this is the case, ”he stressed.

“Everyone in my position and any prime minister who finds himself and will have the opportunity to resolve the dispute with Turkey, I believe that he will do this, regardless of his political fate, immediately after that,” said Mr. Dendias, while emphasizing that Greek society has matured and will support the effort.

“When I signed the Agreement with Egypt, they predetermined my political goal. I don’t know what will happen the day after tomorrow, but so far I’m doing well. Therefore, I do not think that the Greek society is not smart enough to understand what constitutes betrayal and betrayal and, conversely, what constitutes national contribution, national approach and national development,” said Mr. Dendias and continued, emphasizing that

over the past four years, efforts have been made and continuous updating. “I’m not saying that we agreed on everything, but there were no “hidden pages” or “hidden funds,” he said, adding: “And the political system has responded to the government’s gesture and has shown maturity. In foreign affairs there was a national understanding, if not a national consensus.”

Referring to the arrest of Freddie Beleris in Heimar, he said it was “outrageous unless accompanied by strong and irrefutable evidence.”

“I don’t understand how it happened 48 hours before the election. It is in a municipality where real estate is of great value, where there is a Greek element, where there is tourism development,” said Mr. Dendias and concluded:

“All these things cause, at least, doubts or suspicions. I hope that Greek-Albanian relations will remain intact. We would like him to be innocent so that justice will be served.”

Source: RES-IPE