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Greece’s opposition New Left Party said a trilateral summit between Greece, Israel and the Greek Cypriot Administration (GCA) poses risks to stability in the eastern Mediterranean.
In a written statement, the party criticized the meeting held in west Jerusalem by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides.
The New Left Party said the Mitsotakis government was turning trilateral cooperation into a structure of military polarization by engaging with Netanyahu, who it noted is under scrutiny by the International Criminal Court.
The party argued that this approach creates dangerous dynamics in the region while simultaneously proposing dialogue initiatives that it described as insincere.
According to the statement, the summit conveyed a message of confrontation and tension, particularly toward Türkiye, rather than one of stability, peace and respect for international law.
The party said the rhetoric and actions surrounding the meeting ignored international law, overlooked what it described as genocide in Gaza, and aligned Greece with policies contributing to the militarization of the region.
The opposition also highlighted what it called a contradiction between advocating military cooperation while simultaneously speaking of dialogue and multilateralism, warning that such a diplomatic stance is both dangerous and contrary to the interests of Greece and the Greek Cypriot Administration.
The leaders met a day earlier in west Jerusalem, where defense cooperation featured prominently.
At a joint news conference following the summit, Netanyahu said the three sides had agreed to deepen security and defense cooperation, adding that Israel, Greece and the GCA were determined to defend themselves and had the capacity to do so.
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