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High tension Turkey-Greece/ Ankara also accuses Washington: the US has become a toy of Athens for Cyprus

2022-09-30 22:29:27Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
High tension Turkey-Greece/ Ankara also accuses Washington: the US has become a
Exercises of Greek warships on the island of Crete

Tensions between Greece and Turkey over the divided island of Cyprus appear to be escalating. Turkey says it is increasing its military presence on the island in response to Washington lifting an arms embargo against the Greek Cypriot administration.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused the US of siding with Greece, saying it has become Athens' toy in the Cyprus dispute.

“Ata që mbajnë anën e grekëve vetëm për t’iu bërë qejfin atyre nuk duhet të presin miqësi nga ne, sepse Turqia nuk do të përkulet para akteve të tilla. Turqia do të ndërmarrë hapat e nevojshëm në Qipro”, tha zoti Cavusoglu.

Gjatë kësaj jave ai njoftoi se Turqia do të rrisë praninë e saj ushtarake në Qipro pasi Uashingtoni hoqi embargon e armëve ushtarake ndaj administratës qipriote greke.

High tension Turkey-Greece/ Ankara also accuses Washington: the US has become a

Ky ishull i Mesdheut është i ndarë mes komuniteteve greke dhe turke qipriote, që nga viti 1974. Administrata greke e Qipros është e vetmja qeveri e njohur ndërkombëtarisht.

Zëdhënësi i Departamentit amerikan të Shtetit, Ned Price la të kuptohej së fundmi se i ofronte mbështetje Athinës në mes të tensioneve në rritje me Ankaranë mbi ishujt grekë në detin Egje.

"Greece's sovereignty over these islands is not questioned. But we call on countries, including our allies, to respect territorial integrity and sovereignty and avoid actions that fuel tensions," Mr. Price said.

Ankara has condemned the militarization of some of the Greek islands off the Turkish coast, which Turkey claims violate an international agreement. Athens insists it is only defending its territory from Turkish threats.

Political analyst Cengiz Aktar of the University of Athens says the Greek government is counting on Washington's support and does not appear to be backing down in the face of what it considers Turkish bullying.

"There is an expression in Greece, don't underestimate small countries. We now have the living example of Ukraine and Russia. I mean, the Greeks are ready", says Mr. Aktar.

Turkish-Greek tensions are not a new thing. In 1996 the two countries went to the brink of war over an uninhabited island. US intervention prevented an open conflict.

But with Turkey saying Greece is using US-supplied weapons to militarize its islands, observers say Washington's status as a bona fide mediator has come into question.

Asli Aydintasbas, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, a research group in Washington, says he is concerned that countries are moving closer to war.

"I think this is important and potentially very dangerous. It is clear that both countries feel each other as a threat. We are used to occasional tensions in relations, but I think that for now, the global environment is very uncertain, chaotic and almost favorable for a military confrontation between Turkey and Greece", says Mr. Aydintasbas for the Voice of America.

At the moment, neither Athens nor Ankara seem ready to back down. Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu said Friday that Turkey is prepared to resolve tensions diplomatically, but warned that Turkey would not hesitate to use force if diplomacy fails and Turkish interests are threatened./ VOA


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