On October 27, German Chancellor Scholtz visited Greece . In an interview with Greek newspaper Ta Nea, he said that Turkey's territorial claims to Greece and its threats were unacceptable, and called for a resolution of the problem through dialogue.
Scholz said:
"One NATO partner challenges the sovereignty of another NATO partner is unacceptable. This also applies to more or less hidden military threats."
According to the newspaper's reporter, tensions between Greece and Turkey in Aegean are intensifying, and Turkey openly threatens Greece and question the sovereignty of Greek islands. Can Greece count on German support in this regard?
Scholz said:
"Greece and Turkey's friendly and neighborly relations are important not only to the two countries, but also to Europe as a whole. The German federal government believes that the openness issue between the two countries should be resolved through dialogue and based on the international law of . Our common goal, our vision should be to leverage the entire economic potential of the Eastern Mediterranean region. For the benefit of all countries. Germany can contribute to this within the scope that participants think is useful."
Previously, Turkey accused Greece of deploying weapons in the Aegean Islands with a demilitarized status, violating the " Treaty of Lausanne ". Turkey also accused Greece of violating the rights of Turkish ethnic minorities.
The relationship between Turkey and Greece escalated sharply after August 23. According to Ankara , when the Turkish F-16 fighter jet was performing NATO missions in the Aegean airspace, it was "radar captured" in the air of the S-300 of the Greek Air Force defense system stationed in Crete . Turkish authorities said they intend to prosecute Greece for barbaric treatment of Turkish military aircraft at the NATO level.
Turkish and Greek countries have a dispute. At the NATO level, this is a problem of "internal strife". If the strait is pulled, it will inevitably lead to "civil strife". Of course, for countries around the world, especially Russia, they are happy to see it.
