Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs Nikos Xydakis participated today, in Luxembourg, in a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC).
The FAC, chaired by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, looked at, among other things, recent developments in Libya, Syria, and migration policy issues.
In his remarks to the Council, Mr. Xydakis stated that “for Greece, which is at the crossroads of the refugee crisis, bringing peace to Syria is of the utmost importance for many reasons, with the main reason being the need to end the unprecedented humanitarian crisis and mass population movements. Everyone has to work towards the same goal: a viable political solution to the Syrian crisis through multilateral diplomacy and the involvement of all international actors.”
“Syrians are abandoning the camps because of the reduction in funding for feeding the refugees, but also because they have no confidence in the proposed ‘safe zones’ in Syria,” Mr. Xydakis added.
October 12, 2015