“Greece, thanks to the foreign policy of principles and values ​​it follows, has acquired an important international capital, which it itself uses in international forums, while it is also a reliable interlocutor with all international and regional players” stressed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Gerapetritis, upon his arrival at the Council of Foreign Affairs in Brussels. Also, Mr. Gerapetritis noted that he had an extensive conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, with whom he will have a meeting later in the day. Mr. Gerapetritis pointed out that he intends to visit Armenia in the near future, while on the sidelines of today’s Council, he will also meet with his Azeri counterpart.

The entire statement of Mr. Gerapetritis is as follows:We come to the Foreign Affairs Council today with a heavy and important agenda. We will start with the issue of Armenia and Armenia’s relations with the European Union. Greece welcomes the peace process, which is currently underway in the South Caucasus, thanks also to the efforts of the Greek state. Armenia is today invited to the Foreign Affairs Council to present the positions for a sustainable peace in the wider region. I myself spoke at length with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and I intend to visit the country in the very near future, as well as today I will have the opportunity to see both ministers and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. Conversely, the messages are not as encouraging on the other fronts, regional and international, namely Ukraine, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa, where an even more intensive effort should be made for sustainable peace. Greece, thanks to the foreign policy of principles and values ​​it follows, has acquired an important international capital, which it uses in international forums, while it is also a reliable interlocutor of all international and regional players. Thanks to this chapter, with wisdom and confidence we build bridges of friendship in our wider region for the present and the future».