Greece’s main opposition party has called on the Government to convene the National Council on Foreign Policy to discuss the ongoing provocations by the Turkish government.
New Democracy's shadow minister for foreign policy George Koumoutsakos called for the meeting after criticising the government’s handling of Turkish relations.
"New Democracy had promptly warned in Parliament that Ankara's political choice would be to maintain and escalate a policy of dispute and tension in the Aegean. The unacceptable, provocative and dangerous Turkish delinquent behaviour cannot be handled with shallow communications gimmicks and personal 'vendettas'. It must be met with seriousness, sobriety, determination and a plan," Koumoutsakos said.
Koumoutsakos proposed a coordinated diplomatic action that would involve briefing brief Greece's partners in the EU, NATO and the United Nations of "this now dangerous Turkish behaviour."
"At home, as we have already asked in a letter to [Foreign Minister Nikos] Kotzias, there is an urgent need to convene and give an official, full briefing to the National Council on Foreign Policy. Finally, a word of advice to the government. During such crucial times, let the foreign ministry do the talking. The duties of the defence ministry are the country's operational readiness, not the clamour of news headlines."
