The former prime minister George Papandreou, had yesterday, in Ankara, before the commencement of his conference work Republican People’s Party (CHP), Meeting with the party’s president Ozgur ozel. Immediately after meeting with the presence of a delegation of the European Socialist Party (PES), Mr Papandreou said he was present not only as a Greek citizen, not only as a friend of the Turkish people, but also as a warm supporter of the Republic, expressing solidarity with him. Imamoglou, To all those who are arrested unjustly and of course for the struggle for democracy in Turkey.
“For many years of my life I worked for the friendship between Greece and Turkey – from the time of Ismail Jem – and I can assure you that the Greek people deeply want peace and cooperation with the Turkish people. I know that the Turkish people also want cooperation and peace with Greece. But what we also hope to see – and I know it’s your vision, your hope, your struggle – is a European Turkey, a democratic Turkey. That’s why your struggle is also our struggle. Exceeds the border. It is a common purpose that unites us all ”, He mentioned to the president of the CHP and stressed: “We’re not here to tell you what you need to do. We are not here to intervene in your work, because you know better than anyone what needs to be done. We are here – and I am personally here to support your decisions and your struggle for justice, social prosperity, democracy. For a better, stronger and promising Turkey. “
The former prime minister noted that the leadership of the Republican Party and Ekrem Imamoglu are working for Turkey’s bright future.
“We are proud of you, Mr President. We are proud of the erem. We are proud of the struggle of the Turkish people – because your struggle is also ours. It is the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. And take place here, on the streets of Constantinople, in the squares of Athens, in Strasbourg, in Brussels and around the world » emphasized. “What is the crime of Ekrem? The fact that he touched the hearts and minds of Turkey’s citizens with a different vision for the future of his country. I would like to express our deep solidarity with him, to his family and to all those arrested, many of them young people, students, his colleagues, advisers and associates, “ Mr Papandreou pointed out, expressing his solidarity while asking for everyone who was arrested unjustly must be released immediately and their trial with transparency.
“I call on the Turkish government to respect not only the rule of law but also the fundamental principles of justice and transparency and to immediately release him and all those who are unjustly detained,” George Papandreou stressed.