Dendias once again distorted the facts about Turkish Minority
FM Dendias once again repeated his “lies” about the Turkish Minority, this time in New York, by saying, "Greece is a European country that respects the rights of the Muslim minority.”
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reacted to the speech of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the United Nations General Assembly. Responding to Erdogan's statements about the Western Thrace Turkish Minority, Dendias argued that Greece respects minority rights. Dendias once again defined the Turks of Western Thrace as a "Muslim minority".
Minister Dendias said: “The claims of the Turkish side have been heard and answered many times. First of all, Greece is a European country that absolutely respects human rights and of course the rights of the Muslim minority.
After all, the numbers prove it. The Muslim minority in Greece is growing, expanding and living well. We call on Türkiye to respond to what happened to the Greek minority in Istanbul and how the minority that once numbered over 100,000 has fallen below 5,000 today.”
Dendias, accusing Türkiye of using the refugee problem as a tool, said, "The country that put tens of thousands of people's lives in danger is now coming and accusing Greece of committing crimes against humanity." said. Claiming that Türkiye's information is false, Dendias noted that Türkiye should respect international law.
In his statement on the subject, Nikos Dendias said, “The country objecting to the Greek sovereignty over the Aegean Islands is talking about good neighborly relations. Occupying the territory of foreign countries, including the Republic of Cyprus ist the country which talks about security in the Eastern Mediterranean. It would be good for Türkiye to respect international law and return to its rationale as soon as possible.” used the phrases.
