His arrows against the Greece and of Cyprus the Turkish Foreign Minister once again turned to the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu. In new statements, the Turkish Foreign Minister said that the two countries had violated Turkey's rights, and appeared annoyed by their cooperation with Egypt, noting that any agreement and cooperation will not be valid if it does not include Ankara.
«The reason for the tension in the Eastern Mediterranean is that the Greek Cypriot administration (Cyprus Republic) ignored the rights of the Turkish Cypriots of the TRNC and Greece with its maximalist positions tried to squeeze us into a narrow field,» he said.
Referring to the partnerships and forums of the Eastern Mediterranean in which Greece participates, he stressed that «any agreement and forum is not valid, since it leaves Turkey out. These are agreements that show political support. When you look at the gas and oil pipeline projects, none of them are viable if Turkey is not involved. These agreements, platforms, memoranda, call them what you want, if they violate our rights, as Turkey we will do what we have to do. We have done so, we are not just talking,» he said.
Meanwhile, yesterday Turkey's political consultations with Egypt took place in Ankara, with the Turkish foreign minister promising Turkey larger maritime zones.
Regarding its relations with America, the Turkish diplomatic chief clarifies that the US must accept that the S-400 issue is closed. «We, in our relationships, want to look to the future. We need anti-aircraft systems. If the US offers us such systems, gives us a good offer and the Congress approves it, we could also buy from the US. Even if they are more expensive!».
