“Return to the Ottoman Empire is not, I would say, on our agenda,” the Lega secretary joked.
“The islands of Greece belong to Greece, and no one needs to clarify it either “ clarifies the secretary of the League, Matteo Salvini, answering a question of APE-MPE regarding the Turkish provocative rhetoric.
“When Turkey makes concrete choices, exceeding the excavated, we must clearly state that it acts only on its behalf and that the return to the Ottoman Empire is not, I would say, on the agenda of our agenda “said Salvini jokingly.
At the same time, the secretary of the League underlined that he had a meeting with the Turkish ambassador in Rome, despite the fact that he keeps his distance. and criticizes Ankarawith the aim of discussing initiatives that can contribute to termination of the war in Ukraine.
“I wish peace talks could take place in the Vatican, even if I know there are problems with the Russian Orthodox Church. Otherwise they can take place in Istanbul or on an Aegean island. Issue, is to reach a substantial result», said Salvini, in a press conference at the Union of Foreign Correspondents in Rome.
He stressed, finally, that “It is clear that Russia and Putin are responsible for the outbreak of war and all this aggression, but in order to reach a peace agreement, as experienced diplomats say, all sides must consider that some of their demands have been met.”