“Greece remains consistent in its principled foreign policy. From the first moment of the crisis in the Middle East, it maintained a balanced stance, respecting the principles and values ​​of international law, as a force of stability in the wider region, highlighting the obligation to protect civilians and create humanitarian routes”, said diplomatic sources, regarding the UN resolution.

For this reason, according to the same sources, he abstained from voting on the approval of a related draft resolution of Arab countries within the framework of the United Nations.

Regarding the vote, the following are highlighted:

  1. Abstention in the context of the UN is in no way equivalent to a vote against. On the contrary, it is creative, in the sense that the country is not counted among those present, thus facilitating the achievement of a qualified two-thirds majority.
  2. Greece joined the majority of European Union countries: 15 countries abstained against 8 who voted in favor and 4 who voted against.
  3. Greece has been creative by proposing at the stage of the internal procedures certain specific interventions, which could have facilitated the wider majority.
  4. Greece voted in favor of Canada’s amendment for the explicit condemnation of the terrorist act by Hamas, with the adoption of which it would be possible to pass the resolution by all countries. In the end, although he voted with the majority, he did not gather the required two-thirds majority (88 in favor and 55 against).