Russian Deputy FM: Greece should not get involved in US geopolitical games against us
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Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexander Grushko, met with members of the Greek Foreign Ministry in Athens.
Asked by Russian correspondents about the expansion of US military infrastructure in Greece, Grushko described it as a “bilateral issue of Greece whether or not it develops military relations with other countries.”
He added that “the message we convey is that, according to our view, it is necessary to exclude the involvement of the territory of a friendly country in the geopolitical game which is related to the containment of Russia.”
Jan 23 2021 07:55 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Jan 23 2021 08:14 Gmt+3
The architect of Ankara s “ Blue Homeland” doctrine, Cihat Yaycı, has urged Turkey to call for the demilitarisation of the Greek city of Alexandroupoli ahead of upcoming exploratory talks between Ankara and Athens, the Greek City Times reported on Saturday.
Yaycı made the call for the northern Greek city, citing the Montreux Convention, a 1936 agreement concerning the Dardanelles strait, the news site said.
“According to the Montreux Treaty, the issue of demilitarization of the region must be raised again and discussed”, Yaycı, the former head of the Turkish General Staff of the Navy and head of the Centre for Naval and Strategic Studies at the University of İstanbul, said.
The former head of the Turkish General Staff of the Navy and head of the Center for Naval and Strategic Studies at the University of Istanbul, has asked for the demilitarisation of Alexandroupolis to be raised in the upcoming Greece-Turkey exploratory talks.
In a post on the Center’s account, the ideological father of the “Blue Homeland” doctrine, Cihat Yaycı, Turkey’s failed attempt to steal Greek maritime space and islands, called for the Thracian city to be demilitarised.
Turkey’s envisioned Blue Homeland that aims to steal Greek islands and maritime space.
He claimed that according to the Montreux Treaty, “Alexandroupolis has a demilitarized status,” so military bases cannot operate in the area, implying U.S. interests in Evros.