Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on European countries to adopt a balanced approach to the conflict between Ankara and Athens over sovereignty over some areas in the eastern Mediterranean region, while Greece announced that it intends to buy weapons and reinforce its army in light of the escalation of tension with Turkey.

In a speech after chairing a cabinet meeting, the Turkish president said that he hoped European countries would follow a balanced approach, at least in the eastern Mediterranean region, stressing that "any mistake or abuse committed against Turkey increases its resolve and does not push it to retreat."

Erdogan added that his country "thwarted the plans of those who sought to confine their country within its coasts only in the Mediterranean Sea," referring to Greece's insistence on its sovereignty over large areas in the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea through small Greek islands located a short distance from the Turkish coasts. .

The Turkish president said, "Those who seek in recent times to impose a fait accompli in the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean by ignoring Turkey's rights and the law, will ultimately realize that Turkey has the will and the infrastructure capable of activating any mechanism to protect its sovereignty and its future."

In a phone call held yesterday, Sunday, with European Council President Charles Michel, Erdogan discussed developments in the eastern Mediterranean and Turkish-European relations.

The Turkish president said that the incendiary statements and steps he described by European officials regarding regional issues "do not contribute to a solution."

A European call


In return, the European Union today called on Turkey to dialogue to resolve the contentious issues that cause tension in relations with some of the countries of the Union, and EU spokesman Peter Stano said during a press conference that dialogue alone would guarantee the return of stability to the eastern Mediterranean region.

Earlier, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - which includes Turkey and Greece in its membership - announced that technical talks would begin to avoid accidents between the two countries' fleets in the eastern Mediterranean;

But Athens said it did not agree to the talks, and Ankara accused Greece of refusing to dialogue.

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, stressed in a telephone conversation yesterday with the Turkish President the importance of reducing the escalation between Ankara and Athens, calling on Turkey to stop activities that would fuel tensions with Greece, according to what a European diplomat said.

The source quoted Michel as saying that the upcoming European Union summit at the end of this month will bring up relations with Turkey for discussion, and "all measures - including the carrot and stick approach - will be studied."

The European Union will hold the next summit on September 24 and 25, and some of its members have called for sanctions against Turkey, most notably France.

Tensions have escalated recently between Turkey on the one hand, and Greece and Cyprus and their partners, especially France, on the other hand, as a result of the conflict on the scale of the continental shelf and the sovereignty and economic rights in the eastern Mediterranean region.

(Does Turkey really have the power to subject Greece and Europe to its terms)

And what are the papers that Ankara has to really terrify Aruba


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Here are the facts:


_ In fact, this conflict is an ancient historical one whose


beginning was formed in the defeat of the Byzantine state and the conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) at the hands of the conqueror.

- Dr.mehmet canbekli (@ Mehmetcanbekli1) September 4, 2020

Greece and armament


In a related context, a Greek government spokesman said today that his country intends to buy weapons and strengthen the army and its defense industry, adding in press statements that Athens is in talks with allied countries in order to strengthen its military strength.

A Greek government official told Reuters last week that his country was in talks with Paris and other countries to buy combat aircraft.

On the other hand, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said today that the latter will meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the French island of Corsica on Thursday, prior to the summit of leaders of southern European countries, and the two men are expected to discuss their countries' cooperation in the field of defense. By "pushing forward towards consensus on relations between the European Union and Turkey."