Greece will stand by Turkey and Syria was the message sent by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis when he attended the European Council in Brussels, which is taking place today and tomorrow.

The prime minister again expressed his grief on behalf of the Greek people for the tragic losses, and reiterated that Greece will stand by the two countries.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis focused particularly on the issue of illegal immigration, stressing that there are strong increasing trends.

As Greece has said, it will continue to fight for the EU to do more to protect its external borders.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis also said that Athens claims additional European resources in order to have all the means at its disposal, while he also emphasized the importance of obstacles such as the fence on the Evros.

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The prime minister called on the EU to speed up return policies for those without asylum to return to their countries of origin.

Referring to Ukraine, he emphasized that at today’s Summit the leaders will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and express their full support to Kyiv.

🇪🇺🇺🇦 Welcome to Brussels, dear @ZelenskyyUa

The heart of the European family, in which Ukraine belongs.

We will support Ukraine every step of the way towards our Union. pic.twitter.com/eELXeZYmM5

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) February 9, 2023

“The support of the European family must be taken for granted,” he stressed, going on to say that Ukraine must be allowed to negotiate a just peace with the Russia on its own terms.