The Swedish official thanked Greece for its support and informed the Deputy Foreign Minister about the talks being held in order to reduce Turkey’s objections.
Greece’s support for Sweden’s request for NATO membership Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis in Swedish Minister for European Affairs Hans Dahlgren during their meeting today in Athens.
The submission of the request for NATO membership by Sweden and Finland was at the center of the talks between the two men, with Mr. Varvitsiotis emphasizing that it is a historic decision and will strengthen the collective security of Europe. Mr. Dahlgren thanked him for the support of our country and informed him about the discussions that are being held with the aim of to curb Turkey’s objections.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, Mr. Barvitsiotis stressed the need for an immediate end to it but also maintaining European unity in the face of multiple crises that he created. The two ministers also praised him impact of European sanctions that have so far been taken against Russia and discussed the new geopolitical map being drawn up following the European Commission’s opinion to give Ukraine and Moldova the status of candidate country. He pointed out in particular that this move should not send the wrong message to the already candidate countries of the Western Balkans.
In view of the forthcoming European Council, it was the subject of discussion the issue of Europe’s energy security. The Deputy Foreign Minister emphasized the need to diversify Europe’s energy sources and to take measures to tackle inflation in order to empower Europeans who are suffering financially.
Finally, during the meeting, the Deputy Minister briefed the Swedish Minister for European Affairs on developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the escalation of Turkish aggressionreferring to the challenges that Greece faces from the delinquent behavior of Turkey.
