"This is not a measure taken against Turkey or Greece," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in January 2011 when asked about the project with the then Greek prime minister at his side.
„Ovo nije mera protiv Turske ili Grčke“, izjavio je turski premijer Redžep Tajip Erdogan januara 2011, odgovarajući u društvu grčkog premijera na pitanje o projektu ograde.