Meeting with german girl his colleague Analena Bourbok Foreign Secretary Nikos Dendiason the sidelines of the “Berlin Process” foreign ministers’ meeting on the Western Balkans, which took place in Berlin.

According to a tweet from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following talks in Athens, the two ministers discussed the Russian invasion of Ukrainethe recent visit of Nikos Dendias to Kyiv, relations between Greece and Germany and developments in Eastern Mediterranean and in the Western Balkans.

Foreign Secretary @NikosDendias a meeting was held with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany A. Berbock, the organizer of the summit of the Foreign Ministry of the Berlin Process

Following the talks in Athens in July, the Foreign Ministers discussed 🇷🇺the invasion of 🇺🇦, the visit of Foreign Minister Dendias to Kyiv, relations🇬🇷🇩🇪, developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, Western Balkans https://t.co/1IKVK1xIz6

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@GreeceMFA) October 21, 2022

Before the meeting with Ms Bourbock, the Minister of Foreign Affairs noted that he would inform his colleague about his recent visit to Ukraine, about the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, while the agenda of the meeting also included issues of bilateral interest.

Asked about the expectations of the Greek side from the meeting, Mr. Dendias said that Ms. Bourbock “held with absolute clarity and a firm European position based on European principles and values ​​both in Athens and Ankara.” However, he clarified that it is necessary to have constant information, like other EU ministers, about what is happening in the region and how the situation is developing.

Germany condemns Erdogan’s threats

It is recalled that his recent threats and provocative statements Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Greece was again condemned by Germany. Berlin “does not consider it right to make threats and unfriendly statements against neighbors,” Deputy Government Spokesman Wolfgang Buechner said Friday afternoon, referring to recent statements by the Turkish president.

Asked how Chancellor Olaf Soltz felt about Erdoğan’s threats, such as the now-famous “We’ll come one night…,” Mr. Buechner said: “We take note of that. We always make it clear that we do not consider threats and unfriendly statements against neighbors to be proper. The government declares this at every opportunity. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs always makes it clear.”

However, he added, according to APE-MBE: “However, I also think that we should not talk too much about every phrase that is spoken.”

Soltz comes to Greece

It is noted that next week, namely in two days on December 26-27, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to visit Athenswhere he will meet personally with Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

According to Mr. Buechner, the meeting with the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will take place on Thursday, and a joint press conference is scheduled for 12:00. A working lunch will follow.

As the representative of the German Chancellor noted, bilateral and current economic and European issues are on the agenda of the meeting. Herr Soltz will leave for Berlin in the afternoon of the same day.

^{With information from APE-MPE}