“Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama recognized his mistake in declaring that Greece joined the Eurozone by not improving the rules of the European system and he took it back; he or she totally backtracked, and eventually he even congratulated Kyriakos Mitsotakis as the best Greek Leading Minister he has ever known”, stated Alternate Minister associated with Foreign Affairs, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, in an interview today with “Parapolitika 90. 1” radio station and journalists Thanasis Fouskidis and Stella Gantona.
Mr. Varvitsiotis also said that Albania has to do more work on the void of the EEZ, noting the fact that Prime Minister had sent the proper message for the second time in roughly two months, subsequent his meeting with Mr. Rama in Prague on the sidelines of the European Political Neighborhood. Referring to the issue of the Greek minority in Albania, the particular Alternate Minister pointed out that the particular protection of its property and rights is not just an element of the Greek-Albanian dialogue, but can also be included in the negotiation framework regarding Albania’s EU accession process. “We have set quite tough conditions and Albania will be assessed by the Western Commission’s annual reports upon whether it is keeping up with its commitments”, he pointedly said.
When asked about Greek-Turkish relations, Mr. Varvitsiotis stressed, echoing the atmosphere from his meeting yesterday along with British Undersecretary of State for Europe, Leo Docherty, that Turkish arguments in the sovereignty of the Aegean islands do not find sympathetic ears. “Turkish claims not only absence any legal basis but additionally contradict the widely recognized principle that there is no place for virtually every revisionism in modern times. ”
