Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias’ statement upon arrival at the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) (Luxembourg, 11.04.2022)

As you know, we are going to discuss Ukraine again. And I am going to brief my colleagues on my recent visit to Odessa on April 3rd and also on the efforts of Greece to transfer humanitarian aid, not only to Odessa – we have already done this – but also to Mariupol, which we are finding extremely difficult due to the problems created by Russia in allowing us to transfer this humanitarian aid.

But also, we are going to discuss the Western Balkans and Libya. And I am going to ask my colleagues to hurry on this. Because, unless the European Union acts and acts now, we are running the risk of these becoming the theatres of the main crisis we are facing in Ukraine.

And as a final remark, I would like to say that this is a crisis referring to our values, to our core values: democracy, territorial integrity, human rights, rule of law. And we have to take a clear position on all fronts.