Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has used his address to the U.N. General Assembly to deliver a direct call for Turkey to withdraw its long-standing threat of war, while also issuing a sharp warning to Israel over its military conduct in Gaza.
"The path forward is dialogue, not the language of weapons," Mr. Mitsotakis said, urging Turkey to rescind its casus belli—a formal declaration threatening war if Greece extends its territorial waters.
"It has no place in neighborly relations."
Turning to the Middle East, the prime minister condemned the "unacceptable" humanitarian suffering in Gaza.
While affirming that Greece is a strategic partner of Israel, he cautioned, "if it continues this way, it will alienate its friends."
He reiterated Greece's support for a two-state solution.
Mr. Mitsotakis also reaffirmed Greece's commitment to increasing its defense spending and called for the European Union to play a more decisive role in common defense planning to address a shifting geopolitical landscape.
"We are not naïve, as we understand the threats and security conditions in our neighborhood," he said.
The prime minister also highlighted his proposal for a pan-European minimum age for social media access, a measure he said is now under consideration by the European Commission to protect children's mental health.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Mitsotakis met with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.