With its letter to the United Nations, Turkey once again provokes.
In its five-page letter from September 17th, Ankara more or less claims that the Aegean islands were ceded to Greece with reduced sovereignty.
Even more, they argue that the international treaties and the one of Paris for the Dodecanese (which Turkey has not signed) give Ankara the right to question the Greek sovereignty over the islands and maritime zones.
Turkey, in other words, insists on linking Greek sovereignty over the islands with their demilitarization.
It is the first time that Turkey officially claims that the treaties give Ankara the right to actively challenge Greece’s sovereignty.
At the same time, and misleadingly, they invite Greece to a dialogue that obviously cannot take place.
It should be mentioned that Tayyip Erdogan in his speech to the UN, which was made after the submission of the letter, did not mention the issue of sovereignty.
The Greek answer
Diplomatic sources said that with the new letter that Turkey sent to the UN Secretary General, for the umpteenth time, Turkey is attempting to completely distort reality, as well as any concept of International Law, in order to project its unsubstantiated positions.
The Greek side rejects it in its entirety.
It reserves the right, as emphasized, to respond to the unacceptable, completely non-existent and weak arguments of the Turkish side, as and when it deems appropriate.
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