There will be sanctions against those who violate Greece and Cyprus’ sovereign rights, Tsipras says
File Photo: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (D) makes statements to journalists outside the Maximos Mansion, where the KYSEA met, chaired by the Prime Minister, focusing on developments in the eastern Mediterranean, Athens, Sunday, June 16, 2019. ΑΠΕ ΜΠΕ, ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΒΛΑΧΟΣ
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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras send the message that whoever violates Greece and Cyprus’ sovereign rights, that is member of the European Union, and whoever violates the International Law in the region “should know that there will be sanctions” in his statement on Sunday after the conclusion of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA) meeting at the Maximos mansion.
- Referring to his phone call to Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades during the meeting of KYSEA, he said that they discussed the steps they will follow in the context of EU in which participate both countries. “We agreed to pave the way in order for the EU Summit next week to take the necessary decisions, even to impose sanctions against Turkey if it is confirmed that it has proceed to drilling inside Cyprus’ EEZ.
Addressing the Greek people, Tsipras said that they are and should know and feel “totally safe”. He said that Greece and Cyprus’ strong position is based on alliances and are legally based and has been confirmed by the European Council’s successive decisions that condemn the violations of the International law and the Turkish provocations.
Source: ANA-MPA
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