Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, in statements after a meeting yesterday with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni said: “Today, Europe needs more Europe… more unification”. Gentiloni stressed: “what we want to see from the European Union on the refugee issue in the coming weeks and months [is] a strong commitment…”
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Ambassador Wrangberg emphasized the contributions to the Greek economy by Swedish companies, regarding employment and exports.
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Xydakis: “The refugee and migration flows on the Mediterranean corridors, as well as the wider geopolitical turmoil, have led us inevitably to think in different terms. We need to realise that the larger part of Europe’s borders are maritime borders.”
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Kotzias: “The Syrian issue has to do with the situation of the member states of the European Union, with the future of the European Union itself and of its unity in facing major geopolitical problems, like the refugee crisis.”
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Discussions focused on issues of regional and international interest, while special emphasis was put on the refugee crisis.
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Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will visit Brussels on Monday, February 15th to attend a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council.
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On the third day of his tour of Central European countries, the Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis, met in Budapest with representatives of the Greek community of Hungary.
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Nikos Xydakis on Tuesday met in Bratislava with Slovakia’s Foreign Minister, Miroslav Lajčák and Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Ivan Korčok.
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Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis on Monday met with the Minister of the Interior of Austria, Johanna Mikl-Leitner and the Secretary General of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Michael Linhart.
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the first Iranian Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri on Monday agreed to further strengthen the diplomatic, economic and cultural ties of both countries.
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