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02
2023
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

President Sakellaropoulou: Greece stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people - PM meets with Zelensky in Brussels

"One year has passed since the start of an inconceivable war, which is a direct challenge to liberal democracy and European values.
"One year has passed since the start of an inconceivable war, which is a direct challenge to liberal democracy and European values.

"Greece stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who are fighting heroically against the Russian invasion for the freedom and territorial integrity of their homeland. Supporting Ukraine is the duty of all of us," President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Friday.

In related news, Hellenic Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with French President Emmanuel Macron and also attended a group meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the sidelines of the European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday.

With Macron, Mitsotakis discussed issues of the Council’s agenda and bilateral relations, particularly the two countries’ strategic collaboration.

The Greek Premier reiterated Greece’s and EU’s support in Ukraine’s struggle to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Mitsotakis also underlined Greece’s support for Ukraine’s European accession prospects.

The meeting of state leaders with Zelensky was also attended by the president of Bulgaria, the chancellor of Austria and the prime ministers of Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary.

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