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“We are pursuing an active foreign policy that has made our country a quiet force for stability, security and prosperity in the eastern Mediterranean,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said shortly after its completion. during your visit to Abu Dhabi and before his departure to Athens.
In a statement, the Prime Minister noted that his visit to the United Arab Emirates and the signing of the relevant agreements constitute an improvement of the relationship between Greece and the United Arab Emirates at a strategic level.
As he highlighted, Greece and the United Arab Emirates are now forming the framework of a strategic alliance that extends not only in the fields of economic cooperation, but also in the fields of Defense and Foreign Policy cooperation.
According to the Prime Minister, the prospects for a further deepening of relations between the two countries are many and important. “Now there is a clear roadmap on how relations between the two countries can become even closer,” he added.
Mr. Mitsotakis said that Greece and the United Arab Emirates face the challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean from the same perspective and remain committed to the peaceful settlement of disputes and respect for international law.
He also stressed that this visit to the United Arab Emirates “is another step in the context of the active foreign policy that our country has been developing in the last year.” “An active foreign policy that has made our country a quiet force for stability, security and prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean.”
Visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Hedaya Center
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, built in honor of the founder of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was the last stop on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s visit to Abu Dhabi.
The Prime Minister took a tour of the Great Mosque, which is the largest mosque in the country. He went through all the spaces, interior and exterior, in which marble of Greek origin has been used.
Finally, Mr. Mitsotakis left his own message in the book signed by heads of state and government visiting the Grand Mosque in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Earlier, the Prime Minister met with the President of the Hedaya Center, an international organization for the fight against violent extremism, Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nouami.
Addressing his interlocutor, Mr. Mitsotakis stressed that Greece recognizes the stabilizing role of the United Arab Emirates in the region in general and its main role as an exponent of moderate Islam. He stressed that in the EU context, Greece proposes strengthening cooperation to address international challenges, especially terrorism and extremism, while strongly supporting the expansion and deepening of UAE cooperation with the EU. I’m so.
The Hedaya Center, based in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is seen as a pioneer in addressing various forms of violence and extremism by promoting dialogue and other forms of action, while working closely with a variety of international organizations. . like the United Nations, but also with governments seeking help in developing a strategy to address various forms of violence.
On the Greek side, the meeting was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, the Head of the Diplomatic Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador, Eleni Sourani and the Ambassador of Greece to the United Arab Emirates, Dionysios Zois.
Greece and UAE condemn Turkey’s violations
In your joint return On the occasion of the Prime Minister’s visit to the United Arab Emirates, the governments of the two countries declare, among other things, that “Greece and the United Arab Emirates condemn Turkey’s violations of the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Greece and Cyprus. as well as his general aggressive behavior in the Middle East. ” East, the Southeastern Mediterranean and the South Caucasus as a flagrant violation of international law. “In this context, the two governments call on Turkey to comply with international law and immediately put an end to all its illegal and provocative actions.”
