‘The update we have at the moment is that the 39 ships from the decoration They are already cracking towards the port of Asdot. All occupants are in good health. There has been no violence. The circumstances under which ships were accompanied by Israel has not yet been clarified, “George Gerapetritis said from the step of the 11th International Conference of Maritime Law.
Foreign Minister He stressed that in cooperation with other countries whose citizens They are on the mission, we will do everything in our power to have a full security guarantee for these citizens and we have already taken care of it.
‘We all perceive the complexity of the intercourse’s venture Global Sumud Flotilla, headed to a war area, “said George Gerapetritis, referring to preventive transmissions:
‘We already preventive At the Foreign Ministry we had been arranged with protests to the Israeli side for the safety of Greek citizens who board the ships. It became a joint statement with the Italian Foreign Minister to make sure that the Israeli side would fully ensure all the guarantees provided for free navigation and the safety of citizens and of course providing consulates. “
“We had alertness because of yesterday’s events,” Added by George Gerapetritis reportingWhat is by far the worst period after World War II is a foreign minister.
“Every symmetry is lost. The wars, who were always considered distant phenomena That is not touching us, it is in our neighborhood anymore and every day that comes abolishes the previous one, “he said.