Greece ‘shapes its foreign policy independently, does not accept instructions’

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs connected Monday responded to remarks by Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, stressing that practice betwixt Greece, Cyprus and Israel is aimed astatine stability and has “a peaceful purpose.” 

“Greece shapes its overseas argumentation independently, it does not judge instructions, nor does it beryllium explanations to anyone,” the ministry said. 

The ministry added that Greece has consistently worked for bid and bully neighborly relations, noting that “alarmism and attempts to distort world are not helpful, particularly during this play of determination instability and uncertainty.”

Earlier, successful an interrogation with Anadolu News Agency, Fidan criticized the trilateral cooperation, warning it could heighten tensions. He claimed the concern “does not bring much trust, it brings much mistrust,” adding that “it brings much problems and war.”