“We are sending a clear message that the country has both borders and sovereignty, which the Mitsotakis government is rightly protecting and safeguarding,” said New Democracy’s Serres and Secretary of International Relations Tasos Hatzivasiliou, speaking to OPEN, speaking to OPEN.
As he pointed out, the message of the Greek government has two clear recipients: “On the one hand the illegal traffickers, who must understand that they cannot decide who will enter and who will not enter European territory through Greece” and on the other hand Europe, which must be conscious. “Greece cannot lift the burden on behalf of an entire continent,” he said.
Mr Hadjivasiliou highlighted the geopolitical implications of the situation in Libya, referring to “a divided, problematic country”, which, through recent verbalism to Greece, confirms once again that “it is ultimately a factor of destabilization in the region”. He noted that this decoration is an expected response to Greece’s legal actions on maritime plots south of Crete. Referring to the Turkolibyan Memorandum, Mr. Hadjivasiliou was categorical: “This memorandum is recognized by no one in the international community. Only Tripoli and Ankara recognize it. ” She also pointed out the contradictions of Libya, which cited the law of the sea, while ignoring it in its own actions. He added that “Libya a few weeks ago a competition respected the beginning of the midline. So she comes today and says exactly the opposite, denying herself, “she said.
The Serra MP supported the Greek government’s strategy against Libya, stressing the importance of the presence of Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis in the country, despite difficult security conditions. “Athens is not afraid to present its national positions and is not afraid to remind what the law is saying,” he said, while describing the reminder that “every European resource to Libya is compulsorily passed by Greece.”
Finally, referring to Turkey’s presence in the Libyan field, he noted that Ankara was holding a military presence in the divided country. On the contrary, as he underlined, “Greece is a force of stability, a power of peace.”
Speaking about the OPECEPE case, Mr Hadjivasiliou made it clear to him that “there is no criminal responsibility, I have nothing to do with pastures and illegal subsidies”, and added that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is very investigating the case with the Greek prosecutors. At the same time, he stressed that the reasons for his resignation from the post of Deputy Foreign Minister were his fundamentality and on the other the proximity he has with the prime minister. “Citizens know that I have a self -made course. My consciousness is quiet and my relationship with citizens undisturbed, “he concluded.