The Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritisupon arrival at the NATO Member States Summit at the Ministers of Foreign MinistersHe said that “today we have a critical conference of NATO Foreign Ministers in a particularly important context for humanity. The war in Ukraine still has heavy consequences. A war that is not only about the region, but it concerns global stability and security architecture as a whole. There should be an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, which will ensure the viability, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. And of course, he will have Ukraine as part of the debate to resolve it. “
THE K. Gerapetritis also referred to the discussion of the Southern neighborhood Emphasizing that it is “particularly important the debate about the southern neighborhood: North Africa, the Middle East and the Sahel. This is the most vulnerable area today. It is affected by multiple humanitarian crises and wars. Peace and prosperity of peoples should be ensured so that the region can gain stability, which is necessary for the global environment. OR Greece is particularly sensitive to issues, which relate to irregular migration and freedom of navigation. And these issues will be raised by our country as part of the discussion that will follow.
OR The discussion will also focus on the issues of regional cooperation with the Indo-Pacific countries. It is an important cooperation, which will be for cyber security, hybrid threats, and all other threats, which are currently affecting the global economy and world security. “
THE Foreign Minister pointed to the importance of maintaining the Northland alliance bond in an environment with large geopolitical changes. “76 years ago, on April 4, 1949, as tomorrow, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed. Along with the United Nations Organization and the European Union It was, in fact, the basic structure on which world security architecture was built for decades. It is extremely important to maintain this bond intact so that we can move together in an extremely complex environment with great geopolitical changes. It is important to maintain both our common values, our common assumptions on security issues, but also to support an economy that will be prosperous. The imposition of unilateral restrictions on the movement of goods does not raise financial security. Any problems in relation to global trade between allies should first be resolved on the basis of mutual understanding and dialogue.
Greece will take a creative attitude. Is in favor of the European Union autonomy and in favor of transatlantic cooperation. And we will seek by all means to cooperate with the common good and interest, “he said. K. Gerapetritis.