Politico: Germany hardens its stance, clashes with Turkey

Politico interprets the intense “exchange” of opinions between Burbok and Cavusoglu at the joint press conference during the visit of the German Foreign Ministry to Istanbul as a sign of the hardening of Germany’s attitude towards Turkey.

As noted in the article, the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, was already furious with the comments made earlier in the day by German Foreign Minister Analena Burbock during her visit to Athens, pointing out the German Foreign Minister’s statement that “the Greek islands Lesbos, Chios, Rhodes and many others are Greek territories and no one has the right to question them”.

The report also mentions Cavusoglu’s statement that he “missed” Angela Merkel.

“When Merkel was there, Germany’s position was balanced, she could mediate,” Cavusoglu said to conclude that “third countries, including Germany, should not be a tool of provocation and propaganda especially by Greece and the Greek Cypriot side,” he said.

The report also mentions what Nikos Dendias said about the German reparations, the settlement of which he characterized as “mainly a matter of principle”, which would help Greek-German relations and ended with the answer given by the German Foreign Ministry.

“I understand that, unlike Germany, the Greek government does not consider this legal issue to be closed. I think we have a good base on which we can build further,” adding that there could be discussions about investments in cities and villages affected by German wartime occupation.

SOURCE: TheTOC.gr

Source: Capital

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