“Today’s meeting of European envoys on the Syrian issue in Athens with the presence of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, Geir Pedersen, is proof of the increasing role of Greece in the Syrian issue,” the message says. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in his statement before the start of the informal meeting (retreat) on Syria, which starts today in Athens.

“An update that we have consistently and continuously carried out in recent years, because the Syrian issue affects the situation not only in Greece, but in the Eastern Mediterranean as a whole through immigration, but also through the risk of terrorism,” he added. .

“Greece has its envoy, Ambassador Mr. Athanasiou, and we will continue to contribute in every possible way to the achievement of peace, justice and stability in Syria,” Mr. Dendias concluded.

The informal meeting on Syria, which takes place in Athens from 21 to 23 April, is organized by the European Union with the assistance of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It will be attended, among other things, by special representatives of the EU member states. for Syria.

The holding of the above meeting in Greece is, according to the Foreign Ministry, evidence of Greece’s interest in the events in Syria and the recognition by our country of the importance of resolving the Syrian issue in order to achieve conditions of stability and security. in the wider Eastern Mediterranean region.

With information from APE-MPE