“With a hot episode, the Turks want to bring us to the negotiating table,” comments Mr. Lambros Tzoumis.
“Turkey’s strategy and aspirations, as historical experience has shown, are not influenced by interpersonal relations and other forms of diplomacy (zeibeks, cultural events, halvades, etc.), but by power,” said Lambros Tzoumis, a lieutenant general. a. and you held key positions in the field of Defense.
Therefore, the statement of the Turkish president that he will not meet the Greek Prime Minister again is of little importance and those who may have been optimistic about the normalization of Greek-Turkish relations through visits and meals should delete it.
In the next period, for reasons of promotion of power and demonstration of power on the part of Turkey, there will be an escalation both verbally and operationally.
A hot accident episode is likely to happen but if it is not pre-planned it will be overcome. A more serious crisis will arise only if it is planned by Turkey and depends on its long-term goals and the assessment that it will be safe and will not have any costs.
Greece must send the message that it is ready to lead to a comprehensive and general confrontation and will not limit itself to a heated episode in which Turkey would like to bring us to the negotiating table.
