Turkey seeks clarification after Greek NCOs chant at March 25th parade. “Greece, Greece, I love you. Greece, you are one. Cyprus is Greek and so is Macedonia.” The above well-known slogan among students of military schools and beyond was “paraphrased” in an offensive manner by cadet non-commissioned officers of the Naval Academy (NAO) at yesterday’s parade for the national anniversary of March 25th in Athens, and they are now facing disciplinary measures.

“No EU cooperation with Turkey on Defence and Security as long as it does not respect our common values, the borders of all Member States, democracy, the rule of law, human rights, international treaties and the international law of the sea”, said Nicolas Faradouris, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defence and Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defence, from the floor of the Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Security and Defence in Europe.

Amid political turmoil and unresolved issues, Athens and Ankara had been working toward scheduling the Supreme Cooperation Council (SCC) meeting and a Mitsotakis-Erdoğan summit for late April. However, recent developments in Turkey, including the arrest of Imamoglu and rule-of-law violations, have created a new reality, making the outcome uncertain.

The festive events for Greece’s National Anniversary of March 25th culminate today with the grand military parade at Syntagma Square, in the presence of the President of the Republic Konstantinos Tassoulas and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.