Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, in a series of tweets addressed to his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday, wished that 2021 will be a year in which Turkey abandons its threat of war on Greece, becomes more European and avoids provocations and illegal activities. Replying to an earlier tweet in a similar vein addressed to him by Cavusoglu, Dendias also noted that his Turkish counterpart had once again forgotten to mention international law, which he said was the only basis for a constructive dialogue between the two countries.
The foreign minister tweets were as follows: Thank you my dear friend Mevlut. As we exchange wishes and advice, may 2021 be the year of the three “A”s for Turkey to:
- Abandon its threats of war against Greece should we exercise our legitimate rights. After all we live in the 21st century.
- Aspire to become more European. Less Neo-Ottoman. This will best serve the Turkish people.
- Abstain from provocations and illegal activities. By the way. There is one thing Mevlut you forgot to mention yet again: it’s International Law. The only basis for a constructive dialogue about our difference, my dear friend. Happy 2021
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Thank you my dear friend Mevlut. As we exchange wishes and advice, may 2021 be the year of the three “A”s for Turkey to: 1. Abandon its threats of war against Greece should we exercise our legitimate rights. After all we live in the 21st century. <a href=”https://twitter.com/MevlutCavusoglu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@MevlutCavusoglu</a></p>— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) <a href=”https://twitter.com/NikosDendias/status/1340969092258418688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>December 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
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