Accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy and Openness, Konstantinos Fragogiannis, Dendias met with Iraq President Barham Salih and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Baghdad.

“Finally, I had the opportunity to update my colleague on developments in the Eastern Mediterranean with Turkey’s gunboat diplomacy, a practice, I have to say, of previous centuries, that unfortunately continues. Particularly, regarding the illegal activities of Turkey on Greece’s continental self, as well as its decision to open the Varosha coastal front in the occupied part of the Republic of Cyprus,” Dendias said in his statement following his meeting with the Foreign Minister of Iraq, Fuad Hussein.

Describing Turkey’s moves as a violation of international law and United Nations Security Council resolutions, Dendias claimed that those decisions that were broadly condemned by the international community.

“I very much encourage you to look at yesterday’s State Department’s declaration,” Dendias said. 

“Greece has repeatedly stated at the highest level its readiness to engage in a dialogue with Turkey, on the basis of respect of international law and the principle of good unneighborly relations,” he added. (ILKHA)