Venizelos: Greece closely watching developments in Ukraine
Government vice-president and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos on Sunday referred to developments in Ukraine before departing for Budapest to attend the Visegrad+3 Ministerial Meeting on Monday.
“We are watching closely the rapid developments in Ukraine in cooperation with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton,” he said, adding that “now more than ever, it is necessary for Ukrainian officials to realise their historical responsibility and adopt consensus, democratic solutions that will safeguard their country's national unity and integrity” according to ANA-MPA
“We welcome the release of Yulia Tymoshenko and express hope that this development will contribute to a return to normalcy and to a restoration of the state of law,” he said, noting that everybody should realise that democratic dialogue and not violence is the only way out of the crisis.