In the forthcoming meeting of George Gerapetritis with the US Secretary of State Mark Rubio on Friday in Washington – which will be preceded by “a series of meetings with MPs, Senators, Presidents and members of major committees in the Senate” – reported higher diplomatic source stressing that in the last five years it has established “an extremely good relationship with the United States”.

Greece “has proven to be the most serious and reliable US partner,” he said. “Many have requested a meeting, but the Greek minister will be one of the first two or three to meet the US Secretary of State,” the same source said, stressing the strategic nature of Greek-American relations. After all, he added, “I don’t have the feeling that we do not have channels in the new American administration or the Republicans.”

“We are a member of the Security Council, so by definition we are co -producer of architecture. We have many strong papers to play, we work on our strong papers. The relationships we have developed in the wider Middle East is something that greatly strengthens Greece’s diplomatic position to the US, “the same source said.

Syria

Responding to rumors of any signature by Turkey and a Syrian Memorandum corresponding to the Turkish -Tourism, but also on the occasion of developments in Syria and the recent visit of the Greek Foreign Minister, the same supreme diplomatic source stressed that the maintenance of international law, and in particular. of the Law of the Sea is a constant position of both Greece and Cyprus and the European Union.

After all, as he noted, “the boundaries of Cyprus and Syria’s maritime zones are boundaries of Europe and Syria. Therefore, the fact that the issue of international law has been explicitly included as a prerequisite for normalizing European countries’ relations with the new transitional government of Syria And on the other hand, for the removal of sanctions, it is very important in itself. “

Continuing, he stressed the criticality of the Greek presence at the Paris Conference on Syria, which shows that Greece is in the developments in the region. It was, after all, through the Greek presence that was ensured that international law was included in a joint statement on the future of Syria, a statement signed by both Syria and Turkey itself.

It also ruled that the Iranian presence has fallen significantly, the Russian has been hit, but remains at a military level, while Turkey has expanded its influence. The point for the West is to lift the sanctions, in a way of reversible. “Syria comes out of a very difficult time and needs support, but it should also provide tangible evidence of the steps it is taking.”

However, he stressed that Syrian’s transition to political normalcy should be purely of Syria itself, including complete respect for international law, be democratic, but also to include all religious and national communities equally.

In any case, he said, “We must remember that after 14 years There is also a comprehensive revitalization of the country, which is critical to its future. Institutions are critical steps for the return of Syrian refugees.

Cyprus and Greek -Turkish

The assessment that the Cyprus issue has been significantly upgraded and moving in a constructive direction has also expressed a higher diplomatic source.

“After all, it seems to be one of the first priorities of the UN Secretary -General, which is also due to the efforts of the Greek Foreign Ministry. Of course, this does not even mean that the basic differences in the positions of the two sides have been overcome, But not even the solution of the two states set by Turkish Cypriots and Turkey, “he said.

But the important thing is, he added, “that there is a road map”, on which “confidence can be built”. Certainly, however, “there can be no magic solution to solve the Cyprus problem within one or three or six months”. But what “is very important is that Turkish Cypriots and Turkey will sit on the table”.

The supreme diplomatic source noted that “much of the re -launch of the Cyprus problem is credited or greatly assisted by improvement in Greek -Turkish relations”.

As everyone understands, he pointed out, there can be no immediate and easy solution in Greek -Turkish. “As in the Cyprus issue, so on the other issues, the basic positions of the two sides have not changed. And, therefore, no one would expect that there will be immediate positive development. It is not one of those cases you lift or download switch.

What is being tried to achieve with Turkey “is to build a step-by-step honesty and, above all, to have safety valves to dispel situations and avoid judgments. However, in order to enter such a discussion, we must first agree.