"When there is a neighbouring country that questions the status of sovereignty, not only the sovereign rights but also the international treaties concerning the designation of a minority, this is obviously termed an existential threat. The legal and geographical boundaries of our country are threatened," Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said on Wednesday, addressing parliament during the debate on a bill for the establishment of the Hellenic Innovation Center. He stressed that Greece "must be prepared for this, even while we welcome in the most absolute way, the lowered tones and the better climate that exists with neighbouring Turkiye over the last period".

"If a Turkish research or drilling vessel reaches our continental shelf, we will defend our national sovereignty," Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said in an interview with SKAI TV on Thursday.

“Greece is constantly sending Turkey the message that its arbitrariness will not be accepted and that, with the support of the European Union and the International Community, we will fully defend our sovereign rights with regard to borders, continental shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Greece and the European Union,” the President of the Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, said on Sunday from Kozani, while also stressing the need for unity.