Former prime minister Costas Karamanlis

Speaking at a book launch on Monday evening, Karamanlis, a former premier between 2004-2007, also repeated his view that negotiations with Turkey are not “a purpose unto itself”

“I am not responsible for the absence or the fearfulness of the other side, unless one can argue that absence and fearfulness constitute a strategy.”

Karamanlis, a 2-time PM, also said sharp criticism shouldn't be met with 'disciplinary measures', a reference to the expulsion of his successor, Antonis Samaras, from ND party

In the Vima article, Ex-premier and ND leader Antonis Samaras also calls for the resignation of FM Gerapetritis, saying he's shown appeasement vis-a-vis Turkish provocations