Our country’s position on the developments in Israel was from the first moment “unwavering and stable”noted the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Kotsiras, speaking today on SKAI and on the show “Mismatches” with Christos Koutras and Yiannis Dsounos.

“We condemned the terrorist attack by Hamas, we stood by Israel regarding its right to self-defense“, while supporting the safeguarding of humanitarian passages, he said. Following the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kotsiras expressed his disgust at the events that led to the loss of human lives in the Gaza hospital and emphasized the need to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.

Thanks to her responsible attitude and “the diplomatic capital she has acquired in recent years”, Greece is a “factor of stability and security for the region” MrIt is present in the effort being made to prevent the extension of the crisis, underlined the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Kotsiras.

In addition, he referred to the immediate and completely successful mobilization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the repatriation of Greek citizens, which was completed a few days ago. “A huge effort was made, which resulted in all our compatriots who asked for help returning safe and sound,” said Mr. Kotsiras, noting that the return of citizens from other European and third countries was also facilitated.

Referring to the policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Hellenism Abroad, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Kotsiras, emphasized that “for the first time in the annals of the Greek State, a National Strategy for Hellenism Abroad” is being designed and is about to be completed, with “axes, indicatively , culture, education and the digitization of consular procedures, so that there can be an improvement in the daily life of our compatriots around the world”. In this context, he made special reference to the need to reach out to the new diaspora, the brain drain generation.

End, questioned in the Freddy Belleris case, Mr. Kotsiras emphasized, following the recent relevant statements of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis from Tirana, that our position is clear, the swearing-in of Freddy Beleris is “a key element of the rule of law” and “a necessary condition for Greece to support Albania’s EU accession process».