It is optimistic that an agreement will be reached at the level of EU energy ministers. prime minister emerges to tackle energy crisis Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Lithuanian his colleague Ingrida Simonyte in her speeches after the meeting in Vilnius.

“It will be a failure if the energy ministers do not agree. Then the issue will move to the level of heads of state. There must be a contract. The developed solutions meet the interests of the countries. Now that the TTF has stabilized at an expensive but acceptable level, it is time to introduce such a mechanism,” the prime minister emphasized.

Mr. Mitsotakis thanked the Prime Minister of Lithuania for supporting Greece’s position from the first moment. “This is the right situation and the right time to look for a solution. Lithuania supports this idea from the very beginning of tensions and fluctuations in the energy market,” said Ms. Simonyte.

The two leaders condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Russia’s use of energy. “We understand the goals,” the Lithuanian Prime Minister said, stressing that we have common ground with Greece, so the answer will be a pan-European one. “The limit on energy consumption should be set in advance,” he continued.

“The European decision, unfortunately, has been delayed. We need to send a clear signal that the EU will treat speculators equally,” he said.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed that we will support Ukraine for as long as necessary, adding that they both condemned Russia’s recent missile launches on Ukrainian cities.

“We continue to support the full independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” stressed Mr. Mitsotakis, who also referred to the Turkish provocation in the Eastern Mediterranean. He said Turkey was undermining stability and security in the wider region and that the last thing needed was another source of tension between the two NATO allies. “Greece has an open window for dialogue and the door is always closed to challenges and threats to its territorial integrity,” he said.

He also criticized Turkey’s position regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “He believes that he doesn’t need to pick a side, as if there is no right and wrong,” he said and, speaking of the sanctions against Moscow, said that they affect the Russian economy, noting that all countries should equalize.

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