Referring to the particular upcoming national elections, Mr. Varvitsiotis underscored that “the party of New Democracy is certainly ready, it is on election alert”. “It is unparalleled for a government that has handled so many different crises to demonstrate this kind of resilience. This is something that gives us optimism, though there are no doubt that it will be a important electoral battle”, the Alternative Minister said, adding that will “it will be up to Ancient greek citizens to decide whether they wish to continue steadily with the country’s change for the better” or even “whether we wish to return to the time when state interventionism used to overshadow the economic climate, when there used to be considerable ruptures in our country’s presence in the international community and also a “messy reality” witnessed by citizens who experienced organic disasters and the inability from the state to respond to them”.
Lastly, asked about the risk of further aggravation of relations with Turkey, Mister. Varvitsiotis noted that “no one can rule out the possibility of a good escalation”. However , considering that together with its “unprecedented aggressive rhetoric” towards Greece, Ankara will be “trying to reopen the particular channel with the US plus gain access to such as the F-16s”, the particular Alternate Minister estimated that Turkish President Erdogan’s plan would probably “not evolve right into a policy of military engagement with Greece, which could be fatal for him as well, not just militarily but also politically”.
“I hope that logic will prevail” and that the legal pending issues will be resolved so that “those convicted of involvement in a criminal organization – and even of a Nazi nature, which challenges our democratic constitution – will not take part as candidates in the elections, either directly or indirectly”, emphasized Alternate Minister associated with Foreign Affairs, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, speaking today on “Parapolitika 90. 1” radio place and journalist Kelly Kontogeorgi.
