Mitsotakis: We’ll remain calm, confident in the face of threats, war-mongering rhetoric emanating from Ankara

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, fresh from his recent address at the 77th UN General Assembly and meetings on the sidelines of the annual event, on Monday told Cabinet members that the country remains calm and confident in the face of ever-increasing threats and war mongering by a poll-trailing Recep Tayyip Erdogan and others top AKP government officials.

With an increasingly erratic Erdogan now threatening war on an almost daily basis, Mitsotakis underlined that Greece’s positions are backed by international law, and that he will not follow the neighboring country’s leadership down the path of escalation.

He also warned, in a statement bound to irk Turkish leadership even more, that threats by the other side will not be faced by Greece alone, “but by all of Europe and our allies in NATO.”

He concluded by saying that Greek leadership clearly stated all that it had to say at the recent UN General Assembly, both in terms of “red lines” and the Greek people’s friendly intentions toward the Turkish people.

“The other side can monotonously repeat its lies and threats, but it will remain alone in this game. We will calmly and self-confidently stick with our clear positions with the strength of international law, the vigilance of our armed forces, and the support of our allies,” he added.

Changing gears, the Greek premier pointed to now inter-connected global crises cultivating uncertainty in economies and societies, something that necessitates collective responses to transnational problems.

He also said the energy crisis and commensurate inflation requires bold action at the European level, as no national budget can ameliorate this damage.

The prime minister praised the “maturity” of Greek society and referred to an article this week in the Financial Times, which included the Greek economy in one of seven “miracles” amid the ongoing crises.