Europe disapproves of Turkey-Ireland: EU member state sovereignty unacceptable

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The Irish Foreign Minister noted that his visit to Athens was an opportunity to discuss with Nikos Dendias “very important issues that we face at the level of Europe and our neighbors”.

Continued European disapproval in Turkey. After the Commission and Germany It was Ireland’s turn to disapprove of Ankara’s Turkish provocations.

“As I am here in Athens, it is important to make it clear and repeat that we are we consider it unacceptable for the sovereignty of a Member State “European Union Foreign Minister Simon Coweni said during a joint statement with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias, after their meeting in Athens. In fact, he stressed that European solidarity and coherence in addressing this issue is both important and crucial for achieving the right results, given the conflict in Ukraine, and expressed Ireland’s support for efforts to defuse tensions between the EU and of Turkey. In particular, he stressed the need for cooperation between the partners to ensure peace and security on the eastern borders, in the Balkans, in the Mediterranean and in the Middle East.

The Irish Foreign Minister noted that his visit to Athens was an opportunity to discuss with Nikos Dendias “very important issues that we face at the level of Europe and our neighbors”. These are challenges that transcend the borders of the Member States and the EU and can only be addressed through shared responsibility, solidarity and coordinated action at EU level, as he explained. He added that these challenges “force us to reiterate and reaffirm our values ​​and the goals on which the EU is founded, namely the consolidation of peace”.

He also expressed the common desire of the two countries to defend and maintain peace in Europe and to promote social prosperity, noting, however, that “the war in Ukraine is really something far removed from what we as Europeans seek.” It affects our common future, he added, noting that it is “a challenge we did not think we would face on our continent”. Countered as the key to success, solidarity, cooperation of partners to ensure peace and security.

Referring to the bilateral relations between Ireland and Greece, Simon Coveni described them as very strong and expressed the belief that the two countries are natural partners.

Pointing out that this is the first visit of an Irish Foreign Minister to Greece in 17 years, he expressed satisfaction that he agreed with the Greek Foreign Minister that they would not allow so much time to pass until an Irish Foreign Minister visits Athens again. At the same time, he pointed out that this long time gap between the visits does not show bad relations, but the opposite, referring to the 4 presidential visits from Ireland to Greece and many visits at the level of prime ministers.

He made a special report to about 100,000 Irish who choose Greece for their holidays. “They love Greece very much. It is an excellent country, full of history, which has taught and continues to teach the world. “The Irish will continue to visit Greece to feel part of it and to build stronger bilateral relations,” he said, stressing the two countries’ co-operation in research at universities and businesses.

He also referred to yesterday’s celebrations in Ireland for James Joyce’s novel “Odyssey”. “It was inspired by the Odyssey and in fact the cover of this book is in blue and white, that is, the colors of Greece “he observed.

He also made special mention of the influence of Greek literature in Ireland. Greece and Greek literature have influenced Ireland, he said, urging those wondering to read Ireland’s most famous author, Jayce Joyce.

The Irish Foreign Minister further focused on the ongoing challenges related to Brexit, noting that it is an area in which cooperation at EU level was crucial and thanked Nico Dendias for his “continuing interest in the details of the issue and the Greece’s continued solidarity throughout this process “. “We should not talk about Brexit in 2022,” he said. We had an international treaty that covered all these Brexit issues. Unfortunately, it is being undermined by the threat of domestic legislation being passed in the British Parliament. But this will also open up a number of problems which we thought we had solved with this Agreement “.

In this regard, the Irish Foreign Minister urged the United Kingdom to reconsider this approach and thanked the EU Member States for their solidarity.

Finally, he invited Nikos Dendias to visit Dublin and said that he looks forward to the ongoing cooperation.

The clear message that Greece is always open to dialogue, but on the basis of International Law and International Law of the Sea, was sent by the Foreign Minister, in a joint statement with his Irish counterpart after their meeting in Athens.

“It is not we who decided to cut off communication channels, nor are we the ones who escalate the tension at the rhetorical level,” he noted and added that “Greece always wants to reduce the tension and to have open communication channels.”

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