Yesterday’s statements by the Turkish International Minister, Hakan Fidan, the pinnacle of Greek diplomacy, Giorgos Gerapetritis, described as “flawed and reprehensible” in a query throughout his tv interview, declaring that “they’ve completely nothing to do with the reality, nor do they contribute to the local weather of mutual understanding”.
“It’s clear that the statements weren’t productive, don’t correspond to actuality and don’t profit both facet. It’s clear that the Republic of Cyprus has a really important function to play: it’s the European Union’s closest nation to the Center East, it has carried out a high-level humanitarian challenge within the area, it has considerably upgraded its geopolitical function. The fact is that it has no involvement, because it has been declared, with the army operations which can be happening.”
He reiterated with emphasis that “we stand in solidarity in opposition to any menace in opposition to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus. We’ll stand together with her.”
Mr. Gerapetritis additionally clarified that “the international coverage of each Greece and Cyprus is a international coverage of rules. We settle for neither hints nor recommendation” and he added: “We’ll proceed on this path, which we’ve set out, in order that we are able to speak to all of the events concerned, to make a productive contribution, not solely to the method of peace within the area, however and within the humanitarian assist that should be offered, a job which I believe is acknowledged by all sides”.
Requested if the time chosen by Mr. Fidan to make the statements factors elsewhere and if the Turkish International Minister needs to “muddy the waters” on different points, Mr. Gerapetritis commented that “we’re at an especially vital turning level within the Center East, after the Biden proposal on the peace course of” and added that each Greece and Cyprus are attempting to have a place as productive as potential in order that the events can perceive the essential positions, reconcile their variations and there might be peace within the space.
“This kind of productive angle on the a part of Greece and Cyprus shouldn’t be at all times adopted by all events, which attempt to place themselves in numerous methods. I believe essentially the most vital proper now […] is that we must always have a right away cease-fire, and above all, we must always remove any risk of a spillover of hostilities, which could have additional disastrous outcomes.”
“Fredis Beleris isn’t just a prisoner elected mayor however he’s additionally a member of the European Parliament”
“The self-evident and the least that the Albanian facet should do” is to provide the elected MEP Fredis Beleris the chance to be sworn in on July 16 (the day of the swearing-in of the brand new members of the European Parliament) and to take part in all of the proceedings of the European Parliament, he stated the Minister of International Affairs, Giorgos Gerapetritis.
Particularly, talking on the information bulletin of ANT1 Cyprus, Mr. Gerapetritis stated: “Fredis Beleris isn’t just a prisoner elected mayor however he’s additionally a member of the European Parliament. On July 16, the brand new members of the European Parliament are sworn in. We anticipate the apparent from the Albanian authorities: respect for the European acquis, respect for the rule of regulation, for Fredis Beleris to have the ability to take the oath and take part in all of the proceedings of the European Parliament. That is the self-evident and the minimal that the Albanian facet should do.”
Commenting on the Tirana Courtroom of Attraction’s choice to uphold the first-trial sentence of two years imprisonment to the elected mayor of Tirana and elected MEP of the ND, the international minister stated that “it was a improvement, which didn’t deviate from what we anticipated” and famous that the Greek authorities “had very early highlighted the primary issues it had in relation to the appliance of primary basic rules of the rule of regulation, such because the presumption of innocence, the disproportionality of the sentence, the unlawful long-term detention and the lack of Fredis Belleris to take an oath mayor in Heimarra for a very long time, leading to in the end non-legitimated authority to handle the Municipality”.
He additionally emphasised that “all these reservations of ours immediately are merely multiplying”.
Cyprus: “Crown of Greece’s international coverage”
The Minister of International Affairs, Giorgos Gerapetritis, described the Cyprus problem because the “crown of Greece’s international coverage”, and warranted that “we’ll exhaust each potential effort to restart the talks”.
“Now we have the Cyprus problem on the crown of our personal international coverage,” stated Mr. Gerapetritis, emphasizing that “we are attempting with all our would possibly in order that the discussions may be restarted.”
“I need to guarantee you”, pressured the Minister of International Affairs, “that we are going to exhaust each potential effort in order that we are able to restart the dialogue on the Cyprus problem, the dialogue between President Christodoulides and the Turkish Cypriot chief. That is the trouble we’re making.”
This effort, as he stated, should be carried out inside the framework of the resolutions of the United Nations Safety Council, whereas “Turkey should have a extra productive function on this problem in order that there could be a dialogue”.
“It’s a regulation of logic: with out dialogue, there may be no answer – and we should exhaust this dialogue. The Republic of Cyprus, at all times aiming within the route of peace, harmonious coexistence in Cyprus, within the answer of the bi-zonal bi-communal federation, I believe has set the framework and we in flip – the Greek Authorities and I personally – are making tireless efforts in the direction of all the edges in order that the required framework exists”, famous the Minister of International Affairs.
Mr. Gerapetritis described the following interval as significantly vital and vital, he stated that he maintains “sustainable optimism that within the subsequent interval we can begin the dialogue” and when requested to make clear the place he derives this optimism, he replied: “At this second, that what I document – and I document it with specific satisfaction – is that the Secretary-Normal of the United Nations Group is extraordinarily dedicated and dedicated to this improvement, he has made the query of restarting the dialogue a precedence and it is vitally vital, on the highest stage of the worldwide group that occupies virtually all of the international locations of the world, to have the Cyprus problem as a precedence for the time being. However, I additionally, discussing with my Turkish counterpart, convey the necessity to restart the discussions. I believe it is going to be to the good thing about each side.”
“The normalization of Greek-Turkish relations could have a constructive contribution to the Cyprus problem as effectively”
When requested whether it is potential to normalize Greek-Turkish relations with the Cyprus problem unresolved, Mr. Gerapetritis stated that “the trouble that’s being made to stroll in calmer waters with Turkey is an effort that goals at peace and prosperity in our wider area” and expressed the idea that “the normalization of Greek-Turkish relations could have a constructive contribution to the Cyprus problem as effectively”. He additionally estimated that “it will be significant on this interval that if nothing else there’s a channel of communication with Turkey, to utilize this surroundings and to have the ability to have a helpful improvement for the Cyprus problem”.
On the similar time, Mr. Gerapetritis emphasised that “we’re not aloof, we all know that Turkey’s primary positions usually are not going to vary over time” and defined that “what we’re looking for is, on the one hand, to restrict hostility – and certainly overflights have been restricted that are happening over the Aegean – and however to construct on a constructive agenda with measures that might be mutually helpful”.
The Prime Minister’s go to to Cyprus on the day of the black anniversary is very symbolic
Concerning the go to of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Cyprus, for the primary time on the day of the black anniversary, Mr. Gerapetritis underlined that this can be a “extremely symbolic” go to that “needs to focus on the frequent nationwide coverage that we’ve , to focus on the Cypriot problem as soon as once more”.
Commenting on the truth that there might be a Turkish delegation within the occupied territories on the similar time, he famous: “We all know that on the opposite facet there might be a Turkish delegation below President Erdogan, with these that don’t correspond to actuality and historical past. We’ll stay trustworthy to historical past, we’ll stay trustworthy to peace, we’ll stay trustworthy to the expectation that the island ought to march ahead collectively.”
The Minister of International Affairs additionally acknowledged that “for us, in Greece, this can be very vital to have the ability to present the Cypriot folks our willingness to maneuver ahead in brotherhood and we’ll do that on the day of the black anniversary”.
Supply: APE – MEB
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