Antonis Samaras launched a fierce attack on the government over the Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection project:
“On 25 October, I warned of the adverse consequences of accepting Turkey’s request for ‘notification’. Unfortunately, the government chose a policy of appeasement.
This raises the following questions:
- First, who gave France the right to deliver a note verbale to Turkey on Greece’s behalf, when, how and on whose instructions?
- Second, who agreed to the content of the note verbale, when and why?
- Third, why did the French vessel not set sail until the Turkish side had been informed?
- Fourth, if Turkey was informed by France, what role does each NAVTEX play?
- Fifth, if all of the above happened without Greece’s knowledge, why did we not lodge a protest against France and suspend the licence granted to the French company?
- Sixth, since we accept that Turkey has the right to “notification”, will we also seek “notifications” from now on for similar actions by Turkey?
The secret diplomacy of Mitsotakis and Gerapetritis is leading us towards a new Madrid, a new Helsinki and a new Imia. It is a diplomacy that has turned even our allies into “Pontius Pilates”.
The ceding of the country’s foreign policy to third parties, the creation of grey zones in Greek areas and tolerance of Turkey’s imposition of faits accomplis are the “Prespas of the Aegean”.
However hard the government tries to pass Sin off as Virtue, the Greek people will not accept such “abominations”.
Many of us have spoken.
Woe to those who do not listen...»