“The Treaty of Lausanne clearly determines the nature of the minority in Thrace as a religious one,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement in a statement in terms of statements by Turkey’s foreign minister about the Muslim minority in Thrace.
He also pointed out that Greece fully respects and protects the religious beliefs and cultural particularities of the Muslim minority in Thrace, “while ensuring, in a spirit of full equity and equality, all their rights as Greek and European citizens”.
Finally with regard to the statements of the Turkish Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs CyprusThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that they do not contribute to efforts to make progress and reminds the binding of the Security Council resolutions.
Specifically, the Foreign Minister noted: “Statements relating to the Cyprus issue certainly do not contribute to the efforts to achieve progress and confidence. It is recalled that the framework of UN Security Council resolutions on the Cyprus issue is binding. “