Recep Tayyip Erdogan He threatened to attack this Sunday Greece cheater Ballistic Missiles If Athens continues what the Turkish president considers a confrontational approach with Turkish armed forces in the Aegean Sea.
“They’re scared Storm Attack Athens, they are doing well, because if they don’t calm down, it will happen,” Erdogan said. “If they try to send the goods they buy from America to the islands, a country like Turkey cannot look the other way,” Turkish President Samsun said during a youth conference in his coastal town of Fifdom. said.
The Tayfun is a Turkish missile with a range of over 500 kilometers that was recently tested in the Black Sea.
In response, the Greek government lashed out at Turkey on Monday, calling Erdogan’s comments “unacceptable.”
“Threating a NATO ally Greece with missile attacks is unacceptable and universally condemned,” the Greek foreign minister said. Nicos DentiasHe arrived in Brussels to attend a meeting on the EU’s foreign affairs.
“North Korea’s approach is that it cannot and should not enter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization“, he said.
Relations between the neighbors and NATO allies have long been tense, with the two sides divided on a number of issues, including territorial claims. Aegean Sea and energy exploration rights The Mediterranean Sea Oriental. They have been on the brink of war three times in the last half century.
Turkey has stepped up its rhetoric in recent months, and Turkish government officials say Athens’ violations of international treaties call into question the sovereignty of some Greek islands. Erdoğan too Threatened to land Turkish troops in Greece “Suddenly One Night”. Even so, the threat of a missile attack is extremely rare.
“Erdogan should know very well that he cannot intimidate or threaten our country,” a Greek government spokesman said. Giannis Okonomov, during a press conference in Athens. “No matter how many times Mr. Erdoğan repeats what is irrational and unreasonable, he thinks he can make it rational and reasonable. It won’t happen”.
Greece, Oikonomou said, “is absolutely determined, it is always ready, ready to defend international law, to defend its sovereignty and its sovereign rights.”
Meanwhile, Turkish Defense Minister, Hulusi AgarGreece accused it of escalating tensions with “Unreasonable demands and demandsillogical and illegal, as well as persistently provocative actions and aggressive rhetoric”.
Apparently, Agar was referring to Turkish accusations Greece sent troops and weapons to the islands in the Aegean Sea Violating agreements not to militarize the islands.
During a video conference with army chiefs on Monday, Agar was quoted as saying by the defense ministry, “We cannot accept any kind of wrongdoing.”
“Our expectation is that some Greek politicians and the military should immediately abandon their harsh and provocative attitudes (which they have adopted) for internal political purposes and focus on solving problems through dialogue and learn from history. Those who want a better tomorrow should leave the mistakes of yesterday and today.
(With information from AP)
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