A clear message that Greece is defending its sovereign rights without discounts and fully prepared for any possibility by Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, speaking at 90.1. The reason for Libya’s map disclosure, which displays four marine plots which are said to have been given to Turkey for investigations. As the Minister noted, at first reading the map shows zones south of Crete And it does not seem to affect Greek sovereign rights.
Commenting on the scenarios of possible Turkish action in the EEZ Greece-Egypt region, Mr Gerapetritis said that the country had business plans in every case. Referring to the issue of the Holy Monastery of Sinai, he spoke of a distortion of events in political opportunism.
Concerning Greek-Turkish relations, he announced that the Greek-Turkish Supreme Cooperation Council is going to convene next time, reinforcing the diplomatic processes.
Message in Libya and spikes for the Turkish Memorandum
The Foreign Minister called on Libya to comply with international law, stressing that Greece has already officially requested the demarcation of maritime zones, with no progress so far. He also underlined that the issue of Libya and the Memorandum with Turkey will be raised at the European Council, where there is expected a collective reaction.
Mr Gerapetritis reiterated that Greece is fully prepared for every scenario, with stable international alliances, reliable defensive potential and political stability.
Responding indirectly to former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ criticism of foreign policy, the minister stressed that he did not target anyone personally, but made it clear that “political nihilism” – that is, the refusal of any positive and the search for only negative times – is not useful.
Finally, he assured that the European Safe Regulation, which is related to common defense, cannot be blocked by any country – nor by Turkey.