Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis on Friday emphasised that any potential agreement involving Syria and the Turkish-Cypriot regime can have no legal validity and could not be accepted, in a televised interview on Action 24 channel.
“To begin with let us say that there is no Turkish-Cypriot state, it is not recognised by anyone, therefore there is no such agreement that can be accepted,” he said. “Secondly, and I underline this, there was a joint request by Greece, Cyprus and Austria at the EU Foreign Affairs Council to appoint a local envoy for Syria in order to protect the states of Europe as a whole and ensure the adherence to international law,” Marinakis added, pointing out that there was a EU-Syria border due to Cyprus. He noted that this was a targeted move that put this issue on a European level.
He stressed that neither Greece nor any other European country will permit such an agreement, which blatantly violates international law.
Marinakis said that Greece’s actions in recent years had increased its credibility and had made the country stronger on a diplomatic and overall foreign policy level, adding that the actions that need to be taken will be taken, while highlighting Greece’s ties with all the Arab world.
Throughout the turbulent times that followed the pandemic on a global level, including wars, unprecedented events and political instability in Europe, Greece was a “beacon of stability” that sought to play a leading role in the major issues within and outside Europe.
“We will hold to this rationale of stability, responsibility. We will export stability and not back down in any standing claim of the country,” he added.
Regarding Greece’s aid to Ukraine, Marinakis said that Athens’ position had not materially changed and that the aid to Ukraine would not be greater than what was already being directed to that country.
“We are with the party defending itself, we are with democracy, we are with Ukraine and we will not change our position,” he said, noting that Greece will continue a policy of supporting Ukraine.
Questioned about the name chosen by members of Greece’s former royal family seeking naturalisation as Greek citizens, the spokesperson said the reactions were excessive since the move simply implemented legislation that had existed since 1994, without any special treatment.
He also commented on the 2025 budget, stressing that the aim was for the increase in incomes through tax reductions and other measures to exceed the increase in prices. Among others, he referred to efforts to discourage companies from price-gouging and forming cartels, while stressing that the government is not “criminalising profits”.
SOURCE; ANA-MPA
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