The President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Prokopis Pavlopoulos met on Tuesday with the Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, who is in Athens to attend the 4th EU-Arab World Summit, greekcitytimes.com reports.
During their meeting, the Greek President reiterated the significance Greece places on the promotion of the Arab League-European Union relationship, as it sees it as a contributor to security, stability, and development in the region.
Pavlopoulos took the opportunity to note that Greece has “an obligation to unequivocally condemn Turkey’s behavior in the region, which is a direct assault on international legality,” citing Turkey’s intervention in Syria, its inhumane treatment of refugees, and the violation of international law by drilling illegally in Cyprus’ EEZ, “which is also an EEZ of the European Union.”
On his part, Arab League Secretary-General spoke of the strong relationship of Greece with the Arab League and said this could contribute towards better relations between the EU and the Arab world. He also welcomed Greece’s stance on the Palestinian issue, calling it a model example for other countries of the region.
The Secretary-General said the Arab world is in crisis, perhaps the greatest it has experienced in the last eons, and is due to internal issues and foreign interventions. The latter, he said, added greater complexity to issues, while additional pressure came from neighbors who work against national issues
“There is the UN, there is the Security Council- all of them must intervene so all these outstanding issues are resolved,” he pointed out and expressed the hope that Greece and its respect of international law would help improve circumstances in the region.
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