Dendias: "Attacks on civilians are war crimes"

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias denounced Russia’s war crimes from Kyiv, where he met his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba in a bunker as alarm sirens sounded while the diplomats were at the Foreign Ministry.

The Foreign Ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Diplomatic Training and held a joint press conference.

“The city and the whole country are daily the target of brutal attacks. As a result, dozens of unarmed, innocent people were killed and injured. Greece condemns these attacks in the strongest terms. These attacks constitute war crimes,” Dendias said. He added that for Greece, respect for international law, territorial integrity and sovereignty of all peoples “is the holy gospel of Greek foreign policy.”

Η ελλάδα καταδικάζει τις επιθέσεις στο κίεβο, οι οποίες είναι εγκλήματα πε τον σαφέστρο τρόπο. Ο σεβασμός του διεθνούς δικαίου, της εδαφικής ακεραιότητας & της κυριαρχίας των λαών είναι το “ιερό ευαγ mean ε 🇬🇷 🇬🇷 εll. Πολιτικής (δηλώσεις με ΥΠΕΞ 🇺🇦@DmytroKuleba). pic.twitter.com/s1k0xHozTy

— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) October 19, 2022

Greece condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attacks in Kyiv, which are war crimes. Respect for international law, territorial integrity and sovereignty of all peoples is the “Holy Gospel” policy (joint statement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine @DmytroKuleba).

He confirmed Athens’ condemnation of the Russian invasion and added that they do not recognize the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories.

With the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine D.Kuleba, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Greece and Ukraine on cooperation in the field of diplomatic education – I signed with #Ukraine FM, @DmytroKuleba , #MoU between @GreeceMFA & @MFA_Ukraine on cooperation in the field of diplomatic preparation.

Κατέθεσα ανθοδέσμη στο Μνημείο πεσόντων υπερασπιστών της #Ουκρανίας στο #Κίεβομαζί με τον ομόλογό μου της Ουκρανίας @DmytroKuleba. pic.twitter.com/5g0bekyaV9

— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) October 19, 2022

I laid a wreath at the monument to the fallen defenders of #Ουκρανίας in #Κίεβο together with my Ukrainian colleague @DmytroKulebaas a tribute to those who fell fighting for the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, together with his Ukrainian counterpart, laid a bouquet of flowers at the monument to the fallen defenders of Ukraine in Kyiv, as a sign of respect for those who fell fighting for its sovereignty and independence.

At the beginning of his visit to Kyiv, Mr. Dendias met at the Greek Embassy with Tatyana Plachkova, Chairperson of the Greek-Ukrainian Friendship Group of the Ukrainian Parliament, Nikolay Trofimenko, Rector of Mariupol State University, and Lina Themistocleous, Chargé d’Affaires of the Cypriot Embassy.

Κατά την έναρξη επίσκεψής μου στο Κίεβο, συναντήθηκα στην 🇬🇷 Πρεσβεία με τον Πρόεδρο της Ομάδας Φιλίας 🇬🇷-🇺🇦 του Ουκρανικού Κοινοβουλίου, T.Plachkova, τον Πρύτανη του Κρατικού Πανεπιστημίου Μαριούπολης, M.Trofymenko, και την Επιτετραμμένη της Πρεσβείας 🇨🇾 @LThemistokleous.
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— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) October 19, 2022

The agenda included issues of parliamentary diplomacy, Greek-Ukrainian relations, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union, academic issues and the Greek diaspora. Mr. Dendias fully condemned revisionism and thanked Ms. Themistocleous for her contribution to repatriation operations from Ukraine, including Greek citizens and expatriates.

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