Erdogan's strong statement: Turkey's doors are closed to Greece

2022-06-28 14:22:00Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Erdogan's strong statement: Turkey's doors are closed to Greece
Recep Tayyip Erdogan

During his departure for the NATO Summit in Madrid, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made strong statements against Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The Turkish president stressed that Turkey's doors remain closed to Greece, as he questioned whether NATO would afford to remove Turkey from the Euro-Atlantic Alliance.

"The most important power is Turkey. Can NATO afford to lose a power like Turkey? Turkey has consistently used its power for NATO. We are determined to continue this irreconcilable course," Erdogan told journalists as he left for Madrid, where the NATO Summit will take place.

"It is not possible for me to have a bilateral meeting with Mr. Mitsotakis. We had planned a high-level strategic meeting with Greece, but I canceled it. It can no longer be done, it is over. "We closed this door," Erdogan said.

"The most important power is Turkey. Can NATO afford to lose a power like Turkey? Turkey has consistently used its power for NATO. "We are determined to continue this irreconcilable course," Erdogan said.

"What did NATO do to fight terrorism when thousands of trucks of weapons were given to terrorists?" The trucks have come from the US. We will say it again in our meeting. How is it possible for two countries to be side by side and within NATO and give weapons to terrorists? You said that they are given in Greece with the intention of Russia. I mean against whom are these weapons used? We know them very well now. We will bring them to the fore. "Where did FETÖ, who attempted the coup, take refuge in Greece?" Erdogan said. 

The Turkish president also said that this morning he had a telephone conversation with the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, who expressed his desire to meet tonight or tomorrow in Madrid, within the framework of the NATO Summit.

On the issue of Sweden and Finland's membership in the Atlantic Alliance, Erdogan said he does not want words, but deeds.


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