Greek foreign Ministry: shelling of the Russian plane not to be

Gennady Melnik. The incident with the downed Turkey Russian aircraft didn't have to happen, we all have only one common Enemy - terrorism, said foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Kotzias at a press conference in Tehran.

On Tuesday, a Russian front-line bomber su-24. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that the plane was shot down by a missile "air-air" with a Turkish F-16 fighter over Syrian territory and fell in the Syrian Arab Republic in 4 kilometers from the border with Turkey. The President of Russia called It from the supporters of terrorists.

"the incident with the downed Russian plane, which fell in Syrian territory, didn't have to happen. The enemy Is not Turkey, the Syrian Arab Republic. The enemy is terrorism, Daesh (is), and It's bound to end. The Enemy is not only In foreign policy, But, as the events in Paris, and domestic policy of the EU " - said Kotzias.

according to his statement, when he in February 2015 the EU says that They have to pay more attention to the events in Libya and in the Syrian Arab Republic and the impact They will have, the vast majority of partners were looking at him strangely.

"They were only problems in the North-East of Europe. But history will overtake us, if We don't warn her. The second point I Wish to remind those who have not seen the international news that every year at least 1,500 violations by Turkey of the Greek airspace. Imagine what would have happened to the Aegean sea, if our answer was identical to Turkish. I have no desire to prepare you to think about It, I ask, what would happen?" - said the Greek Minister.

for this reason, he said, Greece is among those countries which persistently want and want to find a political solution to the Syrian issue as soon as possible. According to Kotzias, the Syrian problem should have been solve yesterday, because suffer the people - millions of people were left without food, without homes, without education, without work.

"I think that the EU is now required to understand the extent of these issues from Libya to Syria, the degree of issues in a big triangle of instability in Ukraine-Libya-Syria" - said Kotzias, According to which Greece contributes to the stabilization of the situation in the field.

"We wish to pursue a policy of mediation, arbitration, contribution to dialogue, and We believe that We are good partners for anyone looking solutions," said Minister of foreign Affairs of Greece.


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