{"id":1208,"date":"2024-12-06T21:22:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T21:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2024-12-06T21:22:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T21:22:13","slug":"a-partner-of-strategic-importance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=1208","title":{"rendered":"A partner of strategic importance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><br>Key take away comment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is very unfortunate to see the High Representative \/ Vice President of the @EU_Commission KAJA KALLAS, referring to a country that illegally occupies territory of an&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&#x1f1ea;&#x1f1fa;\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/15.1\/1f1ea_1f1fa\/72.png\">&nbsp;EU Member state (Cyprus) as \u201ca partner of strategic importance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of the illegal Turkish military occupation, 162,000 Greek-Cypriots fled their homes &amp; became refugees in their own country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yet, unlike Ukraine, the illegal Turkish aggression in Cyprus was allowed to go unchecked.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is equally unfortunate to see @kajakallas discussing \u201csecurity and stability\u201d in the region with the country&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>that has invaded, threatened with war and illegally claims territory from 5 of its 8 neighboring countries\u00b9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/15.1\/1f447\/72.png\" alt=\"&#x1f447;\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye is a partner of strategic importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strengthening our relations will remain high on my agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I sat down with @HakanFidan to discuss security and stability in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I emphasised the need to work closer together on helping Ukraine in its fight against Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241206_165509_X-600x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241206_165509_X-600x1024.jpg 600w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241206_165509_X-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241206_165509_X-768x1311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241206_165509_X-900x1536.jpg 900w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241206_165509_X.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key take away comment It is very unfortunate to see the High Representative \/ Vice President of the @EU_Commission KAJA KALLAS, referring to a country that illegally occupies territory of an&nbsp;&nbsp;EU Member state (Cyprus) as \u201ca partner of strategic importance.\u201d As a result of the illegal Turkish military occupation, 162,000 Greek-Cypriots fled their homes &amp; became refugees in their own country.&nbsp; Yet, unlike Ukraine, the illegal Turkish aggression in Cyprus was allowed to go unchecked. 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