The President of the European Commission warns the Turkish regime of any attempt to intimidate its neighbors

Brussels-Sana

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned the Turkish regime against any attempt to intimidate its neighbors, in reference to the provocations by the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Greece and Cyprus.

"Yes, Turkey is located in a region witnessing turmoil ... and it receives millions of refugees, but we pay her large sums of money to receive them ... therefore nothing justifies attempts to terrorize her neighbors," Agence France-Presse quoted von der Leyen as saying in her annual speech on the state of the union before the European Parliament. .

The Turkish regime continues its provocations against neighboring countries in pursuit of its plans and ambitions, which is met with international condemnation, as seven member states of the European Union overlooking the Mediterranean announced in a recent joint statement their willingness to support the imposition of sanctions against Turkey at the end of this month if it did not stop its provocations against Greece and Cyprus. .

In another context, the President of the European Commission called on all member states of the European Union to intensify their efforts on the issue of immigration, stressing that the whole of Europe must do its share of work and move unified to solve the problem of the Greek camp of Moria, which was destroyed by a fire.

"The photos of the Moria camp are a painful reminder that Europe must act united: if we intensify our efforts at the European level, we expect all member states to intensify their efforts as well," Von der Leyen said, stressing that migration is a European challenge and that all of Europe must do its part.

Von der Leyen warned that "any nationalist and selfish stance on vaccines for the Coronavirus will threaten human lives, while cooperation around it saves these lives," calling for cooperation in efforts to combat this pandemic.