“NATO should stand against any form of revisionism, as is now the case with the Russian attack on Ukraine,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Gerapetritis, attending the Council of Foreign Ministers of NATO today in Brussels.

“We are approaching the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Conference today, at an extremely difficult time with crisis situations ahead.

We will have the opportunity to discuss with the monarch of Jordan, regarding the bilateral relations of NATO and Jordan, but also to hear the situation as it is taking shape in the Middle East and now in Syria, where there is great concern about the situation with which this currently developing.

The Greek embassy in Damascus is in constant communication with the entire Greek diaspora, so as to provide any assistance required.

I had the opportunity a few days ago to discuss with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, to exchange views, that NATO should stand against any form of revisionism, as is now the case with the Russian attack on Ukraine.

Greece supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.

We will have the opportunity to discuss, in view of the Summit in The Hague next year, the ways in which the Atlantic Alliance will be strengthened.

There should be strong ties, strengthen the rule of law, democracy, the integrity of all states.

Greece, which has always been an accelerating force in putting emphasis on the Southern Neighborhood, on the crises currently plaguing the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, will continue to have a productive role, so that the major issues that plague us.

From the new position, as of January 1, Greece, as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, will contribute in such a way as to always bring to the surface those issues that create tensions and crises, always faithful to international law, to peaceful solving the differences, bridging the North with the South and the East with the West”, he said characteristically.