Greece’s Roman Road - Chapter 207

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Seeing the visiting Prime Minister Venizelos, he couldn’t hide the anxiety on his face. Constantine did not dare to neglect, and immediately handed the reins in his hand to Sophie.

“What happened?” Constantine and Venizelos were walking on the tree-lined path in the manor and asked when they saw Venizelos’ preoccupied appearance.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just received news that the Bulgarian Prime Minister has cryptically disclosed to the ambassador to Sofia, Brüger, that Bulgaria and Serbia have secretly formed an alliance,” Venizelos said with a serious face.

Constantine was stunned for a moment, wondering what the Bulgarians meant by this move, and said eagerly: “So, what is the content of the treaty signed by the two parties?”

The time has come to March 1912, and the battle for Libya between the Ottomans and the Italians is still ongoing.

Although the three Balkan countries all have the intention of forming an alliance, in order to compete for nominal dominance, Greece and Bulgaria have been at a stalemate, hoping that the other side will submit to its own will.

Affected by this, the diplomatic contacts between the two sides have been stuck here and cannot move forward.

“After many negotiations, the two sides have signed a covenant: the two sides guarantee each other the independence and territorial integrity of their respective countries. If one of them is violated by other countries, the other side should give full support.”

“The two sides agreed to attack Turkey when the time was right, and defend Austria in the north when they attacked Turkey in the south.”

“The two sides also reached an agreement on the dismemberment of the Macedonian area, and marked the disputed area, and agreed to select Russian Tsar Nicholas II as the arbiter when dividing the disputed area.”

Constantine’s face was gloomy, and he was very dissatisfied with the private treaty signed between the two countries. The alliance of the two countries did not consider Greece’s territorial claims at all.

“For what purpose did the Bulgarian side leak the treaty between the two countries to Ambassador Bruegh?” Constantine wondered.

“The intention of this move is obvious, it is to put pressure on us. The Bulgarians know very well that without Greece joining, their small group may not be an opponent of the Ottoman Empire, even if the energy of the Ottoman Empire is now attracted by Italy” Venize Ross said angrily.

Obviously, this little trick could not hide the sharp eyes of this prime minister who is proficient in diplomatic work.

Noticing that Venizelos hesitated to speak, Constantine said, “Besides the secret alliance between the two countries, is there anything else?”

“The Italians were eager to end the war, but the military operations in Libya did not go well. In order to force the Ottoman authorities to give up their resistance as soon as possible, the Italian navy occupied the Dodecanese Islands, and also sent warships to bombard the cities of Asia Minor along the Aegean Sea.” Venizelos said melancholy.

The Dodecanese Islands, which means Dodecanese in Greek, are mainly inhabited by Greeks and are currently under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.

The Dodecanese Islands are located in the southwest of Asia Minor, close to the peninsula of Asia Minor, and their geographical location is very important.

The Italians gained control of the Dodecanese, increasing Italian influence in the Aegean.

When Constantine heard the news, although he was full of unhappiness, there was nothing he could do.

Although the Dodecanese Islands are basically Greeks, they belong to the Ottoman Empire. Now that Italy has seized control of the islands from the Ottoman Empire, Greece has no choice but to be dissatisfied.

Greece’s navy is too weak to match the Italian navy at all.

Moreover, the situation in the Balkans is imminent and does not allow Greece to focus on the Aegean coast.

Reasonably, the Balkans are a higher priority option.

“Regarding the alliance, don’t delay any longer. You should immediately start diplomatic contacts with Bulgaria and Serbia to discuss the alliance,” Constantine said.

After all, the Greek diaspora in the Balkans, according to rough estimates by the Greek government, is no less than 4 million people.

This number is almost the same as the current population in Greece!

It is impossible for Constantine not to pay attention.

In May 1912, after several months of delay, the three countries finally decided to win Ligocha, the capital of Montenegro, to hold a joint meeting of the prime ministers of the three countries to discuss the appropriateness of the alliance of the three countries.

Prime Minister Pasic of Serbia, Prime Minister Gesuf of Bulgaria, and Prime Minister Venizelos of Greece, the three prime ministers will gather in the capital of Montenegro, Bodrigocha.

Bold Ligocha, Liveaida Hotel

In the conference hall, the prime ministers of the three countries had their first contact,

The prime ministers of the three countries are sitting around the round table and are negotiating on the alliance.

“Serbia needs the Kosovo region and northern Macedonia. In addition, we hope that Serbia can get northern Albania so that Serbia can get an outlet to the Adriatic Sea,” Serbian Prime Minister Pasic said first.

As a landlocked country, Serbia is really fed up with the lack of coastal commercial ports.

Since independence, due to inconvenient transportation, both import and export have been limited by the jurisdiction of neighboring countries, which has led to the slow development of Serbia’s commerce and trade, which has seriously affected Serbia’s economic development.

Serbia must gain access to the sea for shipping and trade in this war. This is the unanimous opinion of Serbia.

With a gloomy face, Venizelos sneered: “A territorial claim to Greece? Prime Minister Pasic, are you sure you didn’t come to declare war on Greece?”

Pasic probably thought that Greece was alone and wanted to cut some flesh on Greece.

After all, Venizelos ignored the whimsical Pasic, and turned to Prime Minister Gassuf and asked patiently, “So, what are Bulgaria’s territorial claims?”

“Bulgaria must get the Macedonian region, including Thessaloniki,” Prime Minister Ghasuf was also unceremonious, reaching out and pointing on the map of the Balkans hanging on the wall.

Although Bulgaria is not a landlocked country, not as bad as Serbia, it is not much better either.

Bulgaria’s sea ports are all located on the Black Sea coast, which leads to Bulgaria’s import and export ships, except for the trade in the Black Sea, all passing through the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus.

This situation made Bulgaria’s overseas trade extremely vulnerable to the influence of the Ottoman Empire.

For now, since the start of the Italian-Turkish war, Bulgaria has been on the border of Bao Austria, and the army has moved frequently, and has made no secret of its coveting the territory of the Ottoman Empire~ www.mtlnovel.com~ For revenge, the Ottoman Empire has banned Bulgaria. Ships pass through the strait.

Bulgaria is naturally salivating for Thessaloniki, an important seaport and transportation hub in the Aegean Sea, and is bound to win.

After listening to the demands of the two countries, Venizelos was furious. According to the territorial division of the two countries, the territory of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans has almost been divided up, and there is nothing to do with Greece at all.

According to such a division method, the direction of Greece’s expansion to the Balkans is completely blocked.

Venizelos’ face was ashen, and he said sternly: “I need to remind the two prime ministers that your request should be more reasonable.”

“In addition, among the three countries, Greece has the strongest comprehensive strength, and Greece’s territorial claims should be respected.”

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