Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos discussed Greece’s relations with Turkey in an extensive interview with Cypriot news channel RIK on Thursday in which he criticized Ankara’s “revisionist” policies in the wider region, Ahval reports.
“The allies are listening and understanding, as they now comprehend the extent of Turkey’s revisionist illegal behavior,” he said when describing the international attitude to the region, adding that Greece’s policy is “paying off.”
Panagiotopoulos said it is the sovereign right of every country to organize the defense of its territories, to take steps to defend its territory when it feels threatened and that threat is deemed to be credible.
