As Mr. Dendias pointed out, he informed his counterpart “about the escalation of Turkish delinquency, both at the level of rhetoric and at the level of violations.”
THE Turkey’s review behavior destabilizes wider regions, in the Aegean, in the Balkans, in the Middle East, in the Caucasus, stressed the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendiasin joint statements, after his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is visiting Athens.
As Mr. Dendias pointed out, he informed his counterpart “For the escalation of Turkish delinquency, both at the level of rhetoric and at the level of violations”.
The Foreign Minister referred to excellent relations between the peoples of Greece and Armenialost in the depths of the centuries and the strongest connecting links, which constitute the very important Armenian community in Greece, which includes thousands of Greek citizens and the Greek community in Armenia.
He reminded that Greece stood by Armenia in difficult times and stressed that “This will always happen”.
I also visited Yerevan in October 2020, when hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region were already under way, in order to express its solidarity with the Armenian side.
Solidarity, he stressed, was not limited to words, as Greece, responding to the request of Armenian organizations in our country and with the coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, carried out two humanitarian aid missions.
“The geopolitical environment has changed radically since then, but the Greek position has not changed regarding Nagorno-Karabakh”noted characteristically Mr. Dendias.
“We support the achievement of a peaceful and mutually acceptable solution within the framework of International Law, which is always the Gospel of our foreign policy”.
“The dialogue must continue. “And unilateral actions must be avoided that would, again, endanger peace and security.”.
I met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia A. Mirzoyan, in the presence of the Deputy Foreign Minister @CFragoyiannis. Confirmation 🇦🇲-🇦🇲 friendship & strong historical ties.
Agenda: 🇬🇷-🇦🇲 relations, including tripartite cooperation schemes on issues of dispersal, developments in the Caucasus, 🇷🇺Invasion 🇺🇦, Eastern Mediterranean. pic.twitter.com/hz5bqokycS– Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) June 27, 2022
He also stressed that Greece supports resumption of negotiations within the Minsk Groupas well as the European Union ‘s contribution to these issues and pointed out that “Humanitarian issues must be resolved immediately and International Humanitarian Law must be respected”.
He also expressed Greece’s support for the sending of an independent UNESCO commission to the region, in order to examine issues related to the protection of cultural heritage.
He referred to the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries, which are historically connected, as the Greek Parliament recognized the Armenian genocide in 1996, while the Armenian Parliament recognized the Greek and Assyrian genocide in 2015.
He pointed out that the cooperation in the International Organizations is always exemplary and thanked Armenia for supporting the Greek positions on issues related to the illegal occupation of part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, the UN, the Council of Europe and UNESCO.
The two countries have also decided to mutually support their candidacies for United Nations Security Council.
Mr. Dendias also referred to the holding of the first tripartite meeting between Greece, Armenia and Cyprus on issues of the Diaspora, recently convened by Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Katsaniotis in Patras, during which a relevant memorandum of cooperation was signed.
He also said that it was agreed to hold a tripartite meeting at the level of foreign ministers in Yerevan as soon as possible, as a first step for the meeting of the leaders of the three countries.
He also stressed the need to improve the trade between Greece and Armenia and pointed out that the meeting was negotiated and the competent Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Costas Frangogiannis will take care to have a targeted approach with targeted meetings between businessmen.
“Greece supports the initiative for the creation of an international transport corridor and transit between the Gulf and the Black Sea”stressed Mr. Dendias.
“We are also in favor of strengthening EU-Armenia relations,” he added. “We believe that Armenia can be a bridge between the Union and the wider Caucasus region and beyond.”.
In this context, after the meeting, a memorandum of cooperation on European Union issues was signed by the two ministers.
Foreign Minister of Armenia: The tripartite cooperation between Greece and Armenia-Cyprus is an important tool for the promotion of security in the region
For his part, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan spoke about dynamically evolving relations, based on the long friendship and mutual assistance between Greece and Armenia.
“Armenians and Greeks have lived and created next to each other”pointed out and reminded that this year marks 30 years since the beginning of diplomatic relations between Greece and Armenia.
“I express my respect for the Armenian community in Greece and the Greek community in Armenia and appreciate their contribution to the improvement of relations between the two countries and our peoples.”write down.
“We believe that there is great potential for improving relations between Greece and Armenia”pointed out and added that Greek-Armenian relations are developing not only bilaterally but also multilaterally.
He described the tripartite cooperation between Greece-Armenia and Cyprus as a very important initiative and a good tool for promoting security and peace in the region.
I signed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, A. Mirzoyan, a Memorandum of Understanding of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs συνεργασία & 🇦🇲 for cooperation in 🇪🇺 issues -I signed with #Armenia FM @AraratMirzoyan #MoU between @GreeceMFA & @MFAofArmenia on cooperation on #EU related matters. pic.twitter.com/6w0oGkDP12
– Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) June 27, 2022
He stressed that Armenia supports the initiative to create a transport and transit corridor between the Gulf and the Black Sea.
The Armenian Foreign Minister also noted that he presented the situation created in the context of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenia’s position on achieving peace in the region and the negotiations for the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
He also stressed the importance of the Minsk Group in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
“Armenia appreciates Greece’s position in favor of resolving the conflict”said and stressed that he does not forget that the Greek minister visited Yerevan during the 44-day war to express the support of Greece and the Greek people at a very critical time.
“The issues of prisoners of war and the displaced have not been resolved. “All the civilized countries of the world should contribute and force Azerbaijan to return the prisoners of war to us.”he said.
He also stressed that the cultural heritage is in danger of immediate destruction, as many monuments, many churches in the Nagorno-Karabakh region have been desecrated or destroyed.
“We expect a continuous and targeted response from the international community to this attitude of Azerbaijan. “Our goal is peace, we want to build a safe and peaceful area.” concluded.
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