N. Dendias: The last thing Greece needs is lessons from Turkey on human rights

In a statement to APE-MPE, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias referred to the results of his visit to Rome today, but also to the ongoing Turkish provocation. More specifically, the Foreign Minister stated: “I had the opportunity to be in Rome today and, first of all, to meet with Mrs Williams, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Libya. We had an extensive discussion and a full analysis of I then visited the director of the World Food Program and had the opportunity to issue him a check to be used for repairs in the port of Benghazi, an area of ​​vital interest to Greece. 20 minutes flight from Crete “.

Also, the Foreign Minister added, “I had the opportunity to meet with 35 ambassadors of African, Asian and South American countries, who are accredited in Greece, to be able to explain to them the permanent Greek positions on national issues, but also to ask the vote of their countries (those who have not yet committed themselves) to our campaign for election to the United Nations Security Council, for the period 2025-2026 “.

Responding to a question from APE-MPE regarding the provocative statements of Turkish Foreign Minister Melvut Tsavousoglu about immigration, after his meeting with his Finnish counterpart, Mr. Dendias underlined:

“I have not read the statements of the Turkish minister and I will call my friend and counterpart to tell me what the Turkish minister told him. But I want to be clear: the last thing Greece needs are lessons and teachings from “Turkey – I repeat Turkey – is the one who instrumentalized immigration and used migrants as a weapon of blackmail by the European Union and Greece.” So he has no right to speak. ” , to remind us of an old phrase “.