“I am extremely proud of what has happened here in these four years.“, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Nikos DendiasThis is stated in his statement at a meeting with the diplomatic editors.

“If someone had told me on the day of my arrival that we would have achieved half of what we have achieved, I would still be very happy,” he said.

As he pointed out, “all this presupposed acceptance and understanding by both Greek society and the political world. I don’t necessarily mean agreement on everything, but at least understanding.”

Mr. Dendias thanked the journalists for their cooperation, as, as he noted, “intermediary between every government, every minister and society.”. “You have served the logic of consensus and consensus on issues beyond the government, the minister and the moment in time,” he said.

He also thanked those who, he said, endured my endless travels, endless hours on the plane.

“I understand that it is better to have a more relaxed schedule, to stay somewhere for the night. But the truth is that the priorities could not have been served with a more relaxed schedule, because we simply had to explain to the world community immediately after the coronovirus what our positions are,” he said.

“That is, they should not assume that our disagreements with our neighbors are historical differences, like, for example, you might think that dogs and cats fight because they are.”

“We had to explain what is at the core, what is the perception, what are the positions, what is happening and what it means for the world community. We couldn’t do it with a free schedule. We had to see as many people as possible, make as many friends as possible, explain to as many people as possible. It was presented very adequately,” he concluded.