> I wish this is understood by both countries (yet I do not expect it...) In the Greek side there hasn't been a single populist "call to arms" by any political

> I wish this is understood by both countries (yet I do not expect it...) In the Greek side there hasn't been a single populist "call to arms" by any political party. Greece is not the one that would start an incident, since it's against it's interests and it's advised to remain calm by the media. Recently the Greek PM responded to Erdogan's previous petty statements [1] with just "we are neighbours, we always need to talk, and we always want to keep channels of communication open". Overall their responses in the media are mild and far from nationalistic. [1]: https://www.reuters.com/world/turkeys-erdogan-says-greek-pm-mitsotakis-no-longer-exists-him-2022-05-23/ https://www.reuters.com/world/turkeys-erdogan-says-greek-pm-... [2]: https://www.amna.gr/en/article/649386/PM-Mitsotakis-If-Erdogan-thinks-I-will-not-defend-Greeces-soveign-rights--then-hes-wrong https://www.amna.gr/en/article/649386/PM-Mitsotakis-If-Erdog...