D. AVRAMOPOULOS: As you all know, the four of us represent governments of very close countries. We are neighbouring countries, we have had long lasting relations throughout the centuries. This is an initiative undertaken by all of us to come here, with a common voice, and express our support, our solidarity, and our encouragement to the leadership of this great nation. As it was said before, we had a very fruitful and constructive discussion with the President of the Republic of Egypt. Mr. Morsy was very open to us, spoke with a clear voice and we did the same; and tomorrow, under the Cypriot Presidency, the European family will gather in Paphos in Cyprus; we have one more opportunity to get together. It is an informal meeting on all of these issues that preoccupy our nations, Europe and the Middle East.
I am not going to repeat what my colleagues said before. One thing is sure, Egypt is going to play a very important role on whatever lies in the future in order to re-establish peace, stability and cooperation in the region. The European Union is here, with a common voice, and we are all determined to provide Egypt with our support, in order for it to proceed with all these deep democratic reforms, strengthen its social unity and, of course, pave the way for more deep relations with the great European family. So, in this spirit we are here today, to extend a message of solidarity and friendship. At the same time, we talked substantially on all of these major issues as is the Palestinian issue, the Syrian issue, and tomorrow in Paphos, we are going to stress and extend our common message. Here we are today, and we shall be back in order to give a follow-up to what we discussed, believing that by taking these initiatives, we really contribute to what is the dream of all nations in our region: peace, cooperation, friendship, and stability.
Thank you very much.
September 6, 2012