Speaking at the Plenary Session of the 3rd Ukraine – South East Europe Summit, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed the importance of continuing the initiative first undertaken by Greece by organizing the first Ukraine – South East Europe Summit on 21 August 2023.
He pointed out that, as underlined by the Athens Joint Declaration adopted by the leaders, the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova share a common European history and a common European future, and stressed that it is important that the candidate countries and member states, despite their differences, sit at the table and exchange views.
Referring to Ukraine, the Prime Minister stressed that this war concerns the whole world. With regard to the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, hosted in Switzerland in June, he said that it confirmed the broad support for a just peace in Ukraine. He added that Greece is ready to support Ukraine in its next steps.
The Prime Minister pointed out that the geopolitical and security situation in Europe makes enlargement imperative and called on the candidate countries to respect fundamental European values and to implement the necessary reforms for their accession perspective.
