Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a dialogue with the previous US ambassador in Athens Daniel Speckhart emphasised that using the constitutional identify of North Macedonia erga omnes, for all makes use of, is key within the Prespa settlement and isn’t negotiable.
The prime minister mentioned that the issue with the Balkans is that fairly often the specter of nationalism emerges when nobody essentially expects it, and he cited North Macedonia for example.
“North Macedonia is a member of NATO as we speak as a result of Greece lifted its veto after the Prespa Settlement signed and ratified by the earlier authorities. We’ve made it clear that that is a global settlement that obliges the nation. We revered that and I respect that. One of many elementary, if not essentially the most elementary, features of this settlement needed to do with the identify North Macedonia getting used erga omnes. And that is one thing that could be very clear and non-negotiable for Greece. After I hear that the brand new authorities refers back to the nation because the Republic of Macedonia throughout the nation, I’ve critical considerations. And it is a matter I intend to deal with. It isn’t constructive and doesn’t assist North Macedonia’s European path”, underlined the Prime Minister.
Mr. Mitsotakis additionally referred to the Cyprus drawback. He mentioned that it was 50 years for the reason that Turkish invasion of Cyprus and reiterated the necessity for a decision primarily based on the selections of the UN Safety Council. The Prime Minister characteristically reminded that Cyprus is an occupied European nation.
Relating to the conflict in Ukraine, the prime minister mentioned that Greece was aligned with its allies from the beginning and provided full assist to Ukraine.
“And this was not a given for a rustic that had historic, cultural and spiritual ties with Russia,” he famous and added: “We made our place clear. We’ve delivered it by way of political, financial and army assist and our place shouldn’t be going to vary.”
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