“Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced he will be hosting a migration summit with French and German leaders but declined to invite Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.”
One wonders what France’s Macron and Germany’s Merkel hope to accomplish, beyond an ego boost and an appearance of willingness to “negotiate.” The fact that Erdogan did not invite Mitsotakis to the summit is telling. The Greek Prime Minister is perhaps the person who should be there most of all. The pointed omission further reveals Erdogan’s nefarious intentions. Already it has been discovered that “only four percent of ‘refugees’ breaching” the Greek border are actually Syrians; they are North African Muslims from countries not engaged in war.
The announcement comes just after the Turkish president met with European Union officials in Brussels earlier this week and was unable to come to any sort of deal that would see the Turkish government close the border to migrants after opening it two weeks ago.
No surprise there. Erdogan is is an enemy of democracy who aims to revive the Ottoman Empire. He has referred to Europe as the “‘sick man’— the slur European politicians used to describe the collapsing Ottoman Empire in the 19th century.” And he is actively engaging in Europe’s demise.
“They said a century ago that we were the ‘sick man.’ Now they are the ‘sick man.’ Europe is collapsing,” he added.
Erdogan has also mocked the EU “fear” of his opening the gates and releasing an influx of migrants. Yet it is clear that he knows the danger to Europe that the migrants pose.
“Erdogan to Hold Migrant Summit With Macron and Merkel in Istanbul”, by Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, March 12, 2020:
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced he will be hosting a migration summit with French and German leaders but declined to invite Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The summit is scheduled to take place on March 17th and will be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson “possibly” also going.
The announcement comes just after the Turkish president met with European Union officials in Brussels earlier this week and was unable to come to any sort of deal that would see the Turkish government close the border to migrants after opening it two weeks ago, Proto Thema reports.
“Implementing the truce in Idlib and finding a permanent solution to the refugee problem is for everyone’s benefit. We can start a new era with the EU. If the EU shows this determination and political vision, it is possible to go the distance,” Erdogan said.
While saying he was supportive of updating the EU-Turkey customs agreement and giving Turkish citizens visa-free access to the European Union, an unfulfilled part of the 2016 EU-Turkey migrant agreement, Erdogan had much harsher words for the Greek government.
Slamming Greek conservative Prime Minister Mitsotakis, Erdogan said, “Greece is not aware of International Law. Mitsotakis must first learn International Law. He should read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
Erdogan has also called on Greece to open its border as the Turks have, stating, “Hey Greece! I appeal to you… open the gates as well and be free of this burden… Let them go to other European countries.”….