The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced from Brussels on Thursday that he will meet President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on May 13th in Ankara.
PM Mitsotakis: Turkey’s reaction to creation of Aegean marine parks is completely unjustified
The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described Turkey’s reaction to Greece’s declaration on the creation of marine environmental parks in the Aegean Sea as completely unjustified, responding to a question in the press conference he gave in the context of the special Summit of the European Union in Brussels.
“Greece exercises its sovereign rights in the Aegean Sea on the basis of International Law and the Law of the Sea and I am impressed by this completely unjustified reaction of Turkey to an initiative, which ultimately has an environmental characteristic,” Mitsotakis said. He also stressed that he does not think that the improvement in Greek-Turkish relations means that Turkey’s positions regarding the delimitation of maritime zones have automatically changed.
Asked about the conclusions of the Summit on Euro-Turkish Relations Mitsotakis stressed that these are satisfactory for both Greece and Cyprus as they are based on the framework of previous European Council decisions that define how Euro-Turk relations can be improved.
Regarding the new crisis in the Middle East, Mitsotakis noted that emphasis was placed on preventing an escalation of the conflict. “I think it is extremely important that the text of the conclusions also refers to the situation in Gaza. The crisis is such that it requires an immediate ceasefire,” he said.
