“No, there will not be a war with Turkey.”
Greek Foreign Minister Ready to Sign Solution with Turkey
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has stated that he is ready to sign a solution to the conflict between Turkey and Greece after elections take place in both countries. In an interview with the Greek news portal in.gr, Dendias stated that he believes there is no reason to expect war between Turkey and Greece and hopes that a solution can be reached after the elections. Dendias also highlighted that the UN Charter and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) both give Turkey and Greece the right to extend their territorial waters up to 12 miles.
Dendias expressed his hope for a new perspective in the upcoming consultative meetings between Turkey and Greece and stated his willingness to sign something that will resolve the Turkish-Greek conflict. He also noted that the situation on the ground has changed after the earthquake disaster in Turkey and hopes that the new governments in both countries will make efforts to resolve the conflict.
“We do not have to be in constant opposition with Turkey, nothing compels this. We can find a solution. On the basis of international law, on the basis of the law of the sea,” said Dendias. With 63 rounds of consultative meetings between Turkey and Greece so far, Dendias believes that a new perspective is needed for a solution to be reached.
