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Turkish FM wants to put an End to Dog Fights over the Aegean
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Turkey-GR
Turkish Foreign MinisterAhmet offers Greece that both countries put an end to fighter jets “dog fights” over the Aegean Sea. The proposal comes one day after the tragic collission of two Greek F-16 southwest of the island of Crete. A collision that left one pilot dead, one fighting for his life and one with minor injuries.
Ahmet Davutoglu speaks also of “an optimistic process in the Greek-Turkish relationships” and announces he will visit Athens in the fall. At the same time, he says that between Greece and Turkey there is opinion difference “over the Aegean and other seas”. (Other Seas? What other seas??????)
I have copy pasted the key statements of Turkish FM from HurriyetDailyNews, the whole story you can read here
“An improving dialogue between Turkey and Greece seeks to minimize potential risks over the Aegean by grounding the so-called dog-fightingbetween the two countries’ militaries and further promoting areas of common interest, the Turkish foreign minister said Friday.
“We have differing positions with Greece on certain subjects but the way to overcome them is with dialogue. If the dialogue is not enough, then more dialogue. There is no other alternative,” Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu told a small group of journalists in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, where he attended a rally ahead of the Sept. 12 constitutional referendum.
“Just as the difference in opinions between Turkey and Greece over the Aegean and other areas, we also have areas of common interest. To expand common interests and to minimize differences – this is the objective of our explorative talks,” said Davutoğlu.
The foreign minister said the 46th round of exploratory talks focused on overcoming differences over a wide range of issues, including the Aegean disputes, through confidence-building measures.
“No unilateral step should be expected from the Turkish side (on the Cyprus issue) unless commitments are fulfilled,” he said. “Turkey has taken many progressive steps in the past, but unfortunately neither the European Union nor international actors fairly reciprocated those steps.”
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