On Friday, the US State Department delivered a clear message
in response to the latest comments the Turkish leadership made about the Aegean
islands.
Speaking during the Efes 2022 military exercise held on the
Aegean coast, near Smyrna, the Turkish president waned Greece to stop arming
the Aegean islands and threatened that Turkey would not hesitate to use its
powers “stemming from international agreements. Greece is violating treaties by
arming islands in the Aegean”, Foreign Minister Mevlet Cavrasoglu also said,
warning that the sovereignty of those islands will be questioned if Greece
fails to demilitarise them.”
Hence, the US State Department spokesman’s announcement
asserted that the “sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries must
be respected and protected. Turkey must
stop being aggressive and that Greece’s sovereignty is definitely not in doubt,
“ the US State Department said firmly.
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