Time is counting down for the European elections. On June 9, the residents will take the highway to the poll field and the social gathering staffs are on their ft coming into the ultimate stretch. Kyriakos Mitsotakis continues his tour of Greece with the intention of rallying.
“TA NEA – Weekend” traveled with the prime minister’s automobile behind the scenes of the pre-election excursions. Mr. Mitsotakis granted an interview to Eleni Evaggelodimou and referred to present affairs.
Two of these which can be of nice curiosity concern the nationwide traces in direction of Turkey and North Macedonia. The prime minister despatched clear messages to each Ankara and Skopje.
“I mentioned two years in the past that ‘provocations cease and discussions start.’ And Mr. Erdoğan has now additionally taken this path”, he mentioned in regards to the relations between Athens and Ankara. Noting that “the islands have an EEZ and a continental shelf” and that “package deal answer shouldn’t be mentioned. Greece doesn’t neglect its disagreements with Turkey”.
“This doesn’t imply”however provides, “that we should dwell continuously with our finger on the set off. And since some individuals in Greece and Turkey are fed by the Greek-Turkish disaster, in regards to the outcomes of our coverage, ask our critics who see a discount in immigration flows. Or our islanders who noticed native economies boosted by visas to Turkish guests. See additionally the place of Greece within the worldwide context. Confrontation or an try at peaceable coexistence with our neighbor, when a little bit additional down the Center East is on fireplace and conflict is raging within the coronary heart of Europe?”.
As for North Macedonia, his aversion to that’s indicative “when one pulls the rope, one must be prepared to interrupt. And if he deviates from the agreed course, let him know that he’ll discover the highway to Europe closed”. A highway that, as he underlines, “passes by means of Greece and the observance of worldwide regulation”.
“The opposition invests in populism and toxicity”
In one other a part of the interview, Kyriakos Mitsotakis refers to the results of the poll and his political opponents. The prime minister accused the opposition events of investing in populism and toxicity.
“Our political opponent will probably be chosen by the Greek individuals. Or, moderately, he has chosen him, for the reason that parliamentary associations don’t change. In fact, roughly, the complete opposition invests in populism and toxicity. He has, you see, a brief reminiscence, since these had been emphatically rejected by the residents within the 2023 polls. My opponent, nevertheless, is barely the issues” he mentioned characteristically.
Learn the complete interview of Kyriakos Mitsotakis in “NEA”.
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