Greek Minister explained the position of Athens in the anti-sanctions
The new Minister of Finance of Greece Janis Varufakis said that the media falsely interpreted the message of Athens, and incorrectly assumed that Greece will veto the extension of the punishment. " The world press was filled with reports about the fact that the first foreign-step-government SYRIZA will block new sanctions against Russia ", - said the official on your own blog, reports Forbes. The varufakis noticed that it is not authorized to speak on behalf of the Minister of foreign Affairs, but is willing to share information. According to his statement, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Greece Nikos Kotzias told colleagues that in his 1st day in a new post has learned from the news that the EU as if unanimously approved a fresh punishment." The problem is that it and the new Greek government no one asked, " wrote the Varufakis." From my point of view it is all a matter of respect for our national sovereignty. Whether have possibility correspondents around the world to try to draw attention to an important distinction between protest due to neglect us and protest because of the punishment?" - he wrote. First on Thursday, foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Kotzias said that the policy of Brussels concerning Russia is solved outside the EU institutions and is based on the interests of individual countries, such a strategy should be changed. Before that, the German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that the position of Greece will seriously complicate discussions about increasing the penalties of the European Union towards Russia, and said that the foreign Ministers of the EU on Thursday, expect a long discussion. Remember, on Tuesday, the Council distributed a communiqu?, which stated consideration of new restrictive measures against Russia. Greece expressed dissatisfaction ignoring EU positions Athens on sanctions against Russia. A diplomatic Source in Athens said that the anti-Russian communiqu? of the EU without the signature of Greece has no power. A source in Brussels before stated, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, France and the Czech Republic also supports the abolition of the punishment. The Ministers of foreign Affairs of the 28 countries of the European Union will hold on Thursday in the Belgian capital emergency meeting. It convened the EU's high representative for foreign Affairs and security policy Federica, Mogherini due to the escalation of the conflict in South-East Ukraine.