Foreign Ministry announcement regarding the developments in FYROM

It is with sorrow and concern that we see FYROM backsliding into deep political crisis. A crisis that – if it is to be dealt with – requires that the involved parties show respect for the principles of democracy, legality and the rule of law. Respect – as we have requested for years now – for the culture of compromise and consensus. In the absence of these principles, impasses and volatile situations are created.

Greece, which has long supported the principle of non-intervention in the domestic affairs of neighbouring countries, stands ready, whenever asked to do so, to contribute to the de-escalation of the crisis based on the principles of international law and respect for the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of FYROM.