The Italian Foreign Minister pointed out that “Greece’s sovereignty over the Aegean islands cannot be disputed”
The foreign minister Nikos Dendias met today in Rome with His Italian counterpart, Antonio Tajani. The main topics of discussion were immigration and refugees, Turkey’s provocative stance, the situation in Libya, developments in Ukraine and bilateral relations.
Regarding the threatening attitude of Turkey, during the press conference the foreign minister was asked if it could be due to the pre-election period of the neighboring country and he answered:
“We all know that Turkey is in a pre-election period, but this cannot be an excuse for its threats to Greece. Of course we reject them, but they prove the correctness of the Greek position, but also that Ankara threatens a country with which it borders, and that in this way it ignores International Law and the Law of the Sea. A strong condemnation is needed. And I’m sorry that Turkey didn’t learn anything from what’s happening in Ukraine.”
Alongside, the Italian foreign ministerreferring to the same, always subject, emphasized that “differences are not solved by threats and unilateral initiatives” and that “the sovereignty of Greece over the Aegean islands cannot be disputed”. “Our attitude is that the problems are resolved through dialogue”Mr Tajani added.
In response to a question from the Athens Agency for immigration and refugees, Mr. Dendias underlined that “immigration is a huge challenge for the countries of southern Europe, which bear the biggest burden. It is not easy to solve the problem, if efforts are not also made to improve the situation in Libya. Europe must make greater efforts to resolve the whole situation and our cooperation with Italy, in this matter, is very close.”
For his part, the Italian Foreign Minister replied: “In Brussels we found a climate of dialogue. The countries of southern Europe cannot be left alone, in an emergency situation involving tens of thousands of people, who will have to relocate to other countries of the Union. Italy and Greece always show solidarity with people in difficult situations, but they cannot accommodate everyone for long periods. The current rules can be improved, the Dublin Agreement looks tired and, of course, the main element remains European solidarity.”
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