Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias’ statements following his meeting with Minister of International Affairs of Argentina Santiago Andrés Cafiero (Buenos Espaces, 08. 02. 2023)

We consider Argentina to be a natural interlocutor and companion in Latin America, each for Greece and the EUROPEAN UNION. It is a country that adheres to International Law and it is a signatory to the Worldwide Convention on the Law of the Sea. I am particularly pleased with the results from the first ever visit of a Ancient greek Foreign Minister to Argentina and I would like to express my gratitude to my colleague, but also to the President of Argentina, who did me the truly great honour of holding a lengthy discussion with me on the Greek-Argentinean and the Argentinean-European relations. In conclusion, I would like to convey again my gratitude to a dear colleague for their most warm hospitality. I believe the warmth of that welcome was worth the wait of 200 years.   Thank you very much. We had an extensive swap of views, first of all in the political and economic levels, but also at the level of relationships between Argentina and the European Union, especially on the issue of the signing of the EU-Mercosur Agreement. Furthermore, there is an important Greek community here in Argentina, which is a organic bridge between the two countries. Although the geographical distance in between us is large, there is a huge cultural proximity in between Europe and Argentina. Aside from that, I had the opportunity to express Greece’s gratitude to Argentina and to the colleague for Argentina’s assistance both in our campaign to be elected member of the Un Security Council and for all of us statement that Argentina will likely support us in our work to be elected member of your Rights Council. I would also like in order to seize this opportunity to suggest that Greece will continue to assist victims of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria with all of its resources. My country is a country associated with principles, and those principles require us to be present in the societies that are being tested all the time and to do everything we are able to to alleviate human suffering.

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