5 PLUS 1 REASONS WHY 2022 WILL BE A TENSE YEAR FOR GREEK TURKISH RELATIONS

 5 PLUS 1  REASONS WHY 2022 WILL BE A TENSE YEAR FOR GREEK-TURKISH RELATIONS

 

 

The last few days heralded a difficult year for Greek-Turkish relations as the Turkish economy in turmoil with no possible way out, president Erdogan will be hard pressed to restore his severely tarnished image by engaging  in political manoeuvring in Turkey. .

Turkey is hardening its position against Greece and Cyprus.

Turkish diplomacy proceeded its “negotiating curriculum” with Greece. Erdogan insists that the Greek government demilitarises the islands of Lesvos, Samos, Chios, Limnos and Samothrace.

The Greek answer is that the Turkish intensions are on an unprecedented distortion of the Treaty of Lausanne.  This tactic of shifting to extreme positions which consciously undermines the prospect of meaningful dialogue has been adopted by Ankara in the Greek  and Cypriot issues.

2023 is an election year for Greece, Cyprus and Turkey.  This situation will render difficult over the course of 2022, which is pre-election year thgreee possibility of moderate movements on political-diplomatic chessboard.

The responsibility lies with the Turkish side. It is confirmed by the hardening pf of positions with aircraft and drones constantly overflying over the Greek islands and with fierce rhetoric directed against the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias and even the President of the Greek Republic, Katerina Sakelaropoulou.