The ‘atrocities imposed on innocent citizens’ on Syria condemns in his announcement the State Department asking the temporary authorities to take all necessary steps to stop violence.

At the same time, the Ministry notes that “Greece is steadily committed to helping Syrian recovery and prosperity and build strong and representative institutions.”

In detail the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

“As the situation unfolds in Syria, we condemn the atrocities imposed on innocent citizens, including Christians and Alawites.

We expect the temporary authorities to take all necessary steps to stop violence, to protect all civilians, to bring the perpetrators of atrocities to justice, and to meet the expectations of all Syrians without discrimination.

Greece is consistently committed to helping Syria’s recovery and prosperity and build strong and representative institutions that will incorporate all Syrians and ensure that ethnic and religious communities, including Christians, Alawites, Drouzes and Kuruses, will be included.

Greece is closely monitoring the situation in Syria and welcomes the steps to decline and national reconciliation. “