ATHENS (Greek Reporter) — Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has commented on the recent tensions with Turkey, speaking in the context of his Reuters interview on the occasion of the Astypalea island green energy project.
Asked to comment on the Greek–Turkish relations, the message that he wanted to send to the neighbor country on the occasion of his visit to the remote islands of the Dodecanese, and whether he wishes to improve the relations with Turkey, Mitsotakis stated that “Greece will not tolerate aggressive attitude, revisionist rhetoric, and actions that amount to violations of Greek sovereign rights and Greek sovereignty.”
“I think it’s up to Turkey to change its attitude. We’ve never been the ones pushing the boundary in terms of aggressiveness, but we are very confident that we have the ability to defend ourselves should the need arise,” the Greek PM added.
He also pointed out that Greece is confident to have “allies who support us, such as the European Union and the United States.”
“I see no reason why Turkey should complain every time we argue that we are right, when we make the case that our differences need to be resolved based on International Law and that we simply cannot accept preposterous allegations pertaining to the sovereignty of Greek islands,” Mitsotakis observed.
