“Greece calls on all European partners, especially the candidate countries, to harmonize with EU decisions regarding the imposition of sanctions,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandros Papaioannou during a briefing for diplomatic correspondents.
Referring to the meetings of the Minister of Foreign Affairs with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India in New Delhi, Alexandros Papaioannou underlined that Nikos Dendias raised the issue of the Greek 20-20 candidacy for . He also announced his candidacy for the Human Rights Council in the period 2028-2030, as well as for the presidency of the General Assembly in 2035.
Focusing on the Foreign Minister’s meeting with his Indian counterpart Dr. Subrahmaniam Jaishankar, Mr. Papaioannou noted that in addition to the developments in Ukraine, Nikos Dendias briefed on the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Cypriot side for developments in Asia and the Indian Ocean, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, China, Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean. “These are areas where Greece has been absent for a long time and of course we want to return,” he said. He also noted that India and Greece have a clear adherence to International Law, International Maritime Law, referring to India’s agreements with neighboring countries on the delimitation of the continental shelf and the EEZ, while he had appealed to the International Court of Justice. with Bangladesh.
Regarding Nikos Dendias’s visit to Egypt on Monday, where he met with Foreign Minister Sameh Sukri, after stating that their contacts are regular, he pointed out that special reference was made to the energy and telephone communication of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. with the President of Egypt Mr. Sisi for the construction of the electric cable. Wider developments in the Middle East were also discussed. In particular, according to the Foreign Ministry spokesman, they discussed Libya, for which both countries share the will for stability and make every effort to stabilize the situation and hold elections as soon as possible. The Egyptian Foreign Minister also briefed on developments in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. In this context, Alexandros Papaioannou stressed that even if Greece makes openings in other regions, its wider region is always in the spotlight.
He also noted that Sameh Soukri had been briefed on the meeting in the Negev desert, including the foreign ministers of Egypt, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain, which were also attended by US Secretary of State Anthony Blink.
Stressing the importance of the meeting between Israel, the United States and the four Arab states, he stressed that it marks a radical change in the geostrategic landscape in the wider Middle East.
Asked about the working breakfast, at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northern Macedonia, organized by Nikos Dendias last week, on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council, Alexandros Papaioannou pointed out that there was a massive participation of 17 EU Foreign Ministers. in total 27, when usually in informal work breakfasts the issue is to participate 6-7 Foreign Ministers. “This was a success,” he said, noting that the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Italy, as well as EU High Representative Josep Borrell and Neighborhood and Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varchelli, were present. He also held the support of the accession perspective of Northern Macedonia and the constant Greek request for the immediate start of the accession negotiations.
Answering a question about the company that has undertaken to implement the reform plan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the spokesman said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested technical assistance from the European Commission for its reform under the Recovery Fund. In this context, he added, the European Commission can choose who will take over.
Foreign Ministry leadership program for the next fortnight
Next Monday, the Foreign Minister will meet in Athens with his Dutch counterpart Vopke Hukstra. On Tuesday, he will meet successively in Athens with Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulidis and his Israeli counterpart Gair Lapid. The three foreign ministers will then hold a tripartite meeting and make statements to the press.
US Secretary of State Victoria Nuland is expected in Athens on Tuesday afternoon, with whom Nikos Dendias will also meet and most of the discussion will be about the developments in Ukraine and the position of Greece in the framework of the Atlantic Alliance, but also as European country, as well as the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, said the representative Alexandros Papaioannou.
On Wednesday and Thursday, April 6-7, the Foreign Minister will travel to Brussels for the NATO Spring Summit.
On Saturday, April 9, the Foreign Minister is expected to attend the Delphi Forum.
He will take part in the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Monday 11 April.
From Tuesday 12 April to Friday 15 April he will have a big tour in the Far East. It will start in Japan, go to Indonesia and finally to Vietnam.
Regarding the program of Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Barvitsiotis, on Thursday, March 31, he will speak at the Conference on the Future of Europe at the event: “The war in Ukraine: Critical times for Europe”.
On April 4, Miltiadis Barvitsiotis will also have a meeting with the Dutch Foreign Minister.
Three days later, on April 7, he will participate in a panel at the Delphi Forum, together with the Italian Deputy Foreign Minister and the Austrian Minister for EU Affairs.
On Tuesday 12 April, the Deputy Foreign Minister will attend the General Affairs Council in Luxembourg.
Regarding the program of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Costas Frangogiannis, tomorrow the Parliament will vote on the bill of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the transformation of the Export Credit Insurance Organization into the Hellenic Export Credit Company and ratification of its statute.
On April 6, Costas Frangogiannis will meet with US Undersecretary of State for European Affairs Gabriel Escobar. He will also participate in the Delphi Forum.
On April 12 and 13, the Undersecretary of State will visit Kosovo and on Friday, April 15, he will co-chair the 8th Greece-India Joint Interministerial Committee.
Finally, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Andreas Katsaniotis is expected to tour Canada next week, where he will meet mainly with expatriate organizations.
Source: Capital
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