Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey is strengthening its influential position in regional and global issues and is moving with confident steps towards 2023.
This is stated in a message published on Sunday on the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the signing of the Lausanne Peace Treaty, which was signed on July 24, 1923 in the Swiss city of Lausanne between the Allies and the Turkish national forces that won the war of independence.
In accordance with the treaty, the border between Turkey and Greece was demarcated, the republic was recognized after the war of independence under the leadership of the republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk against the allied forces in 1919, as well as the status of the Turkish minority in Greece. has been defined.
Erdogan pointed out that the Treaty of Lausanne is one of the founding documents of the Republic of Turkey, through which the land borders of the country were demarcated, concessions were canceled, the rights of the Turkish minority in Greece were guaranteed, and the non-military status of the islands off the coast of Turkey was confirmed.
He stated that Turkey has been closely following the implementation of the Lausanne Peace Treaty since its signing, but recently the Greek side has been ignoring the conditions fixed in the treaty or deliberately blurring them, especially with regard to the rights of the Turkish minority.
He stressed that Turkey cannot accept such a situation, which is contrary to good neighborly relations and the principle of adherence to the concluded agreement.
“Our country is determined to make every effort to ensure lasting peace and stability in its region and protect the rights of our dear people,” the Turkish President added.
He stressed that although Turkey is moving forward with confident steps towards 2023, the centenary of the signing of the Lausanne Peace Treaty and the founding of the republic, it is also strengthening its influential position in regional and global issues.
Source: Anatolia