Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his weekly Sunday message, addressed developments in Iran and the broader Middle East, stressing that “our absolute priority is the safety of Greek citizens in the region.”
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias convened an emergency meeting at the ministry on Sunday morning to assess developments in the Middle East with the armed forces leadership.
Greece, a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, expressed its “deep concern” about the escalation of conflict in the Middle East late Saturday, calling for “self-restraint” and a “return to meaningful negotiations” over Iran’s nuclear program.