Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis conferred by telephone today with the Secretary General of the United Nations. Mr. Lambrinidis congratulated Mr. Ban on his recent re-election as Secretary General of the UN and expressed the Greek government’s will to collaborate closely with him.
During their talk, they discussed recent developments in the Middle East, with Mr. Lambrinidis expressing Greece’s firm support for the Secretary General’s efforts to reopen the talks within the framework of the Middle East peace process.
Mr. Lambrinidis also briefed Mr. Ban on Greece’s initiative to undertake transport of humanitarian aid to Gaza following relevant actions on the part of NGOs.
Mr. Lambrinidis voiced Greece’s request for the cooperation of the UN so that the whole effort might be carried out within the framework set forth by the Secretary General in his letter to the Greek Prime Minister and in accordance with existing procedures.
Mr. Ban expressed his keen support for the Greek initiative and assured the Greek Foreign Minister that the competent UN services are available to work with Greece to carry it through.
July 3, 2011