At the invitation of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos will travel to Montreux, Switzerland, on 22 January 2014 to attend the High-Level Meeting launching the Geneva Conference on Switzerland (Geneva II).
Mr. Venizelos’ participation in the Geneva II conference underscores Greece’s interest in and support for the finding – through the political and diplomatic route – of a definitive and viable solution that will end the Syrian people’s ordeal. This position, formulated on the basis of respect for international humanitarian law and the promotion of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean region, was set out by Mr. Venizelos at today’s EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels – the main subject of which was preparation for the Geneva Conference – and in his recent one-on-one meetings with his counterparts in Paris and Washington.
January 20, 2014