SYRIZA urges government to condemn Turkey’s violation of Prespa deal

The leftist SYRIZA opposition has urged the conservative government to condemn Turkey's violation of the Prespa Agreement between Greece and North Macedonia.

During a visit to Skopje on Thursday for talks with his North Macedonian counterpart, Timcho Mutsunski, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan referred to the country as "Macedonia," breaching the 2018 name accord.

In a statement on Friday, SYRIZA condemned Ankara's "provocative" behavior and called on the Greek government "to stop downplaying Turkish provocations and, finally, respond forcefully."

SYRIZA, which was in power when the Prespa Agreement was signed, also criticized New Democracy's alleged ambivalence toward the deal, arguing that it was undermining its implementation and harming Greece's national interests.

"The provocative stance of Turkey is not accidental. It is a result of the...