(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said Greece was not
Türkiye's equal politically, economically or militarily, amid
heightened tension between the two NATO allies, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah .
“I would like to make the following reminder about Greece.
Greece is not at our level, as it is not our equal politically,
economically, or militarily,” Erdogan told a televised address
after chairing a Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara.
Türkiye and Greece have been at odds over issues ranging from
overflights and the status of Aegean islands to maritime boundaries
and hydrocarbon resources in the Mediterranean, as well as
ethnically split Cyprus.
Meanwhile, the president also touched upon his upcoming
three-day Balkan tour including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and
Croatia.
'As Türkiye, the representative of peace, tranquility,
development, and equity in this region where tensions have recently
risen, we continue to fulfill our duties,' he added.
Erdogan also expressed solidarity with Pakistan, where floods
have killed over 1,300 people besides damaging swathes of
agricultural land, leaving millions homeless and destroying
infrastructure, saying: 'We could not remain indifferent in the
face of this problem, which causes many (other) problems.'
He added: '50,000 tents, 100,000 food and cleaning materials
were prepared to be sent to the region. As of today, 11 planes, and
two kindness trains have moved to the region. The third train
leaves tomorrow,' he added.
The president said Ankara will continue to extend help 'until
Pakistan heals its wounds.'
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