Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-10-24
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[01] NATO DMs meeting in Netherlands
[01] NATO DMs meeting in Netherlands
NATO defence ministers examined the course of operations in Kosovo and
Afghanistan on the first day of the Alliance's informal meeting in
Noordwijk, in the Netherlands, on Wednesday. Greece was represented by
Defence Minister Evangelos Meimarakis.
Addressing the meeting, Meimarakis referred to Afghanistan and stressed
the importance of the active involvement of the Afghans themselves as
an essential precondition for the successful continuation of the
process of building institutions.
"It is necessary that international officials adopt an integrated
approach and coordinate their efforts with the Afghan authorities, in
accordance with their priorities, with the prospect of achieving higher
levels of effectiveness," the minister said.
Commenting on developments in Kosovo, the defence minister reiterated
that Greece supports all efforts to achieve a workable and viable and
not a unilateral solution and that will be compatible with European
principles and values and will move in the framework of the region's
European prospects.
He also expressed support for the continuation of KFOR's military
presence and stabilising role in the region.
"We consider necessary the existence of a UN Security Council
resolution as an essential legalising basis for the implementation of
the final status quo, as well as for the development of the
non-military mission of the European Security and Defence Policy in the
region," Meimarakis concluded.
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