The Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis, met at the Foreign Ministry today with the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation In Europe (OSCE), Ambassador Lamberto Zannier.
The meeting took place on the margins of a conference on “Migration, Refugees and European Security: Enhancing cooperation, building alliances,” which was hosted by the OSCE and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP).
During the discussion, Mr. Zannier briefed Mr. Xydakis on the OSCE’s activities regarding the Ukraine issue and developments in the region.
The collocutors then focused on the ongoing refugee and migration crisis, highlighting the multidimensional nature of the phenomenon and the complex approach required to deal with it. Mr. Xydakis noted the European Union’s lack of continuity on the issue and the need for member states to work with shared understanding to defend Europe’s common values.
Finally, reference was made to the unstable geopolitical situation prevailing in the wider region of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, and to the need for Europe to draw up and immediately implement a plan for exiting the crisis, based on consensus and cooperation of all sides, and aimed at peace and normalcy.
May 10, 2016