“Greece against Turkey has pursued an active foreign policy on the line of law,” said Deputy Foreign Minister, responsible for economic diplomacy and extroversion, Tasos Hadjivasiliou, on OPEN television on Thursday morning.
As he pointed out, “the government has kept the country strong in Evros, strong in the ORUC Reis crisis, we continue to plan our planning after expanding our territorial waters to the Western Front, we have made exemplary EEZ and continental agreements with Italy and Egypt and Egypt. Design. “
Referring to the EU’s Safe Regulation, the Deputy Foreign Minister pointed out that it was “the epitome of Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ idea of Europe’s strategic autonomy”, and recalled that when it was first formulated, many were unjustly treated as a “science scenario”. Europe, he said, “made the big decision to invest in its own defense and this mechanism will work for the next four years.”
Mr Hatzivasiliou highlighted the importance of Greek intervention in the final text of the regulation, noting that “initially there was no provision for unanimity in EU agreements. with third countries. With moves by the Greek Government, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, with the support of Deputy Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou, it was ensured that every such agreement would go through the unanimity filter. “
And he added: “You can’t have casus belli against EU country. And want to join the Safe program. It goes without saying that anyone seeking cooperation in the field of defense with the EU cannot threaten its member state. “
In response to a question, Mr Hatzivasiliou reiterated that “Greece does not exert a policy of set -off. Casus Belli is a national issue of substance and symbolism and does not enter the weighing with other issues. Our country does not make an impression competition. The Mitsotakis government defends the national interest in actions, not in words. “
He even recalled that “Greece filed an explicit statement on the regulation so that there is no misinterpretation”, adding that “the vetoes are not heralded – the terms are clear and applies to everyone.”