The consequences of the Athens Declaration

The Athens Declaration signed by the president of Turkey and the Greek prime minister is a political text that does not legally bind the two parties. This is explicitly stated in its text itself, which emphasizes in its penultimate order: "This Declaration does not constitute an international agreement binding upon the Parties under international law. No provision of this Declaration shall be interpreted as creating legal rights or obligations for the Parties." Consequently, and since international law is consensual (that is, it is based on the consent of the parties), we must accept that the two parties did not wish to be bound on the basis of international law by an agreement that would produce legal effects.

What does this nonbinding nature of the declaration mean? That, basically, none of the parties (Greece or Turkey) can invoke its provisions to demand compliance from...