a new defense The cooperation agreement between the United States and Greece is a tool for Athena feels safer, and Greece is foreign minister Tuesday said.
Talk to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of Greece parliamentNikos Dendias said: “The joint defense cooperation agreement between Greece and the United States is a tool for feeling secure so that we can broaden our horizons and broaden our perceptions. of things and not return to the phobic syndromes that weaken us instead of Empowerment us. “
he is added: “we believe in The need for Opening up To the Balkans not to be a prisoner of Greek-Turkish Disputes”.
influential on port of Alexandroupolis in Northern Greece, Dendias argued important for Greece to turn the port into an energy crossroads for Balkans.
“we want The military Presence of United States Yes, we do not want Alexandroupolis port to be commercial,” he claimed, is exactly what upset Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Last October, Greece and the United States signed an extension of Bilateral Defense and Cooperation Agreement in Washington.
secretary of Statt Anthony Blinken said the renewal of will allow Agree to “indefinitely” remain in force Enable US forces to train and operate from additional locations in Greece in the middle of “Urgent challenges This is facing Both of for us countries. “
Greece wants to have the upper hand over Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said last year While describing the recent Greek efforts of armament and defense Cooperation as “useless”.
“This is not a weapon raceit’s an arm show. They (Greece) are trying to achieve supremacy over Turkey by armament up in Their own way with Encouragement and provocation of Certain countries. “This is a futile effort,” Akar said.
Greece has often been involved in tensions with Neighboring Turkey over a range of Cases, of competing claims over hydrocarbon resources in Aegean to disarm of carrots. Moreover, the booming arms of Greece program he is designed To face protection of Turkish interests in Eastern Mediterranean.
Turkish leaders have repeatedly emphasized that Ankara prefers to resolve outstanding issues problems in The region via international Law, good neighborhood relations, dialogue and negotiations. While that of to choose solve problems with Ankara dialogue Athens has, on Several times, he refused to sit at the negotiating table and chose the Brussels crowd to take tougher Attitude against turkey.
