Erdogan is out of touch with Hamas

During a press conference after the EU summit, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a sharp comment about Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements in support of Hamas.

“Erdogan is not in tune”, Mr. Mitsotakis commented characteristically. Hamas is a terrorist organization that does not represent the Palestinian people, but is institutionally represented by the Palestinian Authority.

However, the Prime Minister said that this attitude of the President of Turkey should not affect the context of the Greek-Turkish dialogue.

He spoke about the important steps of progress that have taken place in recent months. He also said:We are committed to the scheduleto reach the Supreme Cooperation Council in December, as decided by the Ministry of External Affairs”.

A message to Israel

At the same time, Mr. Mitsotakis sent clear messages to Israel. He pointed out that the reference to “humanitarian suspensions” in European Council decisions sends the following message:

“Israel must take the situation in Gaza very seriously and allow humanitarian aid.”

The Prime Minister stressed that Europe supports this approach and is at the forefront of humanitarian aid reaching Gaza.

He also pointed to the fact that “something is now returning to the public debate, which may have declined a bit as a priority of European foreign policy in recent years, and that is about a final political solution to the Palestinian problem.”

Mr. Mitsotakis reiterated that a two-state solution would only come when commenting:

“If there’s anything that Hamas’s terrorist attacks have shown, it’s that Israel’s security problem cannot be solved in terms of security alone. A political solution is neededh. And the only final solution can be a two-state solution that allows Israeli and Palestinian citizens to live in peace.”

Multiannual Financial Framework, Migration and Ukraine

It is noteworthy that in yesterday’s Synod, the Greek Prime Minister, during his intervention, outlined the need to increase the resources of the Migration Fund and the Solidarity Fund.

He also stressed the need for new resources in the Union budget for climate change and natural disasters, especially for Mediterranean countries.

In his statements, Mr. Mitsotakis made it clear that Greece would not agree to a solution involving only EU support for Ukraine, acknowledging that there are countries that do not want to hear anything about an increase in the European budget above this threshold. problem.

The prime minister said he would visit Beijing next Friday, but disconnected the trip from geopolitical developments, noting that it had been planned for months.