Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-04-17
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[01] Deputy FM meets with Finnish counterpart
[01] Deputy FM meets with Finnish counterpart
Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Valinakis and Finnish counterpart Antti
Peltomaki discussed Finland's upcoming assumption of the rotating EU
presidency during their meeting in Athens on Monday.
According to a foreign ministry statement, the two officials also
dicussed EU enlargement, particularly the course of Turkey's EU
accession talks, as well as the latest developments in the Western
Balkans, with particular emphasis on Kosovo.
Valinakis told Peltomaki, who is responsible for European Affairs, that
Greece backs Turkey's and Western Balkan countries' accession based on
EU criteria and principles.
The Greek deputy minister noted that he was certain the Finnish
presidency would work responsibly and decisively in this direction.
He added that, "We support the EU prospects of our region, which will
transform our neighbourhood - characterised in the past as "a powder
keg" with a history marred by conflict - into a European neighbourhood
of peace, democracy, prosperity and stability, with a permanent and
constant commitment to good neighbourliness and with complete respect
for human rights and the protection of minorities."
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