Greek foreign ministry replies to Türkiye's accusation of violating the Treaty of Lausanne
Western Thrace
Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:35 GMT
Greek foreign ministry spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou replied to Türkiye's accusations of violating the Treaty of Lausanne with "numbers"."Consequently, nobody can claim that there has been unfavourable treatment of the minority pupils," the spokespe...
Greek foreign ministry spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou replied to Türkiye's accusations of violating the Treaty of Lausanne with "numbers".
"Consequently, nobody can claim that there has been unfavourable treatment of the minority pupils," the spokesperson said, pointing out that the decisions are "equally and without discrimination for all Greek citizens, with the exclusive yardstick of providing high-level education for the benefit of the pupils themselves."
"Turkey needs to put a stop to its misleading rhetoric and understand the reality, which shows that the Muslim minority in Thrace, living in a free, democratic and European country, fully enjoys its rights and freedoms, as do all Greek citizens," he added. Conversely, he pointed out, the treatment afforded to "the very few schools of the Greek minority that remain in Turkey act as witnesses to the violent and systematic uprooting of Greeks from their ancestral territories."
"Unfortunately for Turkey, the numbers tell their own undeniable truth about who respects and implements the Treaty of Lausanne," Papaioannou concluded.
"Consequently, nobody can claim that there has been unfavourable treatment of the minority pupils," the spokesperson said, pointing out that the decisions are "equally and without discrimination for all Greek citizens, with the exclusive yardstick of providing high-level education for the benefit of the pupils themselves."
"Turkey needs to put a stop to its misleading rhetoric and understand the reality, which shows that the Muslim minority in Thrace, living in a free, democratic and European country, fully enjoys its rights and freedoms, as do all Greek citizens," he added. Conversely, he pointed out, the treatment afforded to "the very few schools of the Greek minority that remain in Turkey act as witnesses to the violent and systematic uprooting of Greeks from their ancestral territories."
"Unfortunately for Turkey, the numbers tell their own undeniable truth about who respects and implements the Treaty of Lausanne," Papaioannou concluded.
