Minister of foreign Affairs of Greece: it is necessary to protect the rift in relations between the EU and Russia

Foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Kotzias said that Athens had expressed interest in stabilizing the situation in the Ukraine, and equally to prevent schism in relations between the EU and Russia.
" Greece is interested in stabilizing the world and in Ukraine, and likewise to protect the rift in relations between the EU and Russia ", - said Cotzias his country's position at the meeting of the Council of foreign Ministers of the European Union, held on Thursday in Brussels, reports a news Agency. The Minister said that discussions at the meeting were difficult. According to him, " we had to find a way not to cause confusion in our relations in the economic sphere with the Europeans, and in order not to disturb the relationship of Europe and Greece with Russia." in this context were very hard conversations that began four days ago, " the Minister said.- You know that before the meeting was made so many lies against us, was slander and Greek media, [social] networks, and likewise in major foreign Newspapers under pressure by the other party, which has much deeper pockets ". The foreign Minister expressed regret that " there are Greek editions and Greek media, which transmit foreign arguments in order to convince us even more." They don't understand, don't do it on purpose, but fail to help [Greece], " added Cotzias. First head of the European Parliament Martin Schulz said that the desire of the new government of Greece to cooperate with Russia concern. On Thursday, Minister of foreign Affairs of Greece Nikos Kotzias in negotiations with Minister of foreign Affairs of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Greece will not enable the EU to consider her opinion when making decisions, as well as among them regarding penalties against Russia, and promised that the issue will be raised at the Council of foreign Ministers of the EU. Later Kitsis said that the EU should initiate a dialogue with Russia, and not to enter against her fresh punishment and that at the request of Greece from the text of the communiqu? of the Council of foreign Ministers of the EU countries was removed the phrase about the introduction of new sanctions against Russia. The leader of the winning parliamentary elections the party SYRIZA and new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that she will get the write off hundreds of billions of euros in loans to the Troika (EU, ECB and IMF) that have been spent on stabilization of Greek sovereign debt and not fully funding public expenditure. Tsipras said in a victory speech that "Troika" of creditors " came to an end." On the last working day of the week in Athens Minister of Finance of Greece Yannis, Varufakis said that Greece does not want to cooperate with the mission of the "Troika" of the European creditors. He noticed that in his vision, this tripartite Committee conducts European policies. The head of the Eurogroup Jeroen deysselblum heard the translation of the Greek words of the Minister and said that when you turn off the microphones: "You are now deprived of life," the Troika ".


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