Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to the existence of progress on the issue of the delimitation of maritime zones between Greece and Albania, in order to refer the issue to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, in his statements upon his arrival at the EU Western Balkans Summit, which is being held in Tirana. Mitsotakis said that during his official bilateral meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, which will take place after the Summit, the issue of the delimitation of maritime zones between the two countries will also be discussed.
"Progress has been made recently at the level of the Foreign Ministry and I believe that we are now approaching the time when we will sign the relevant agreement in order to refer the issue to the International Court of Justice in The Hague."
"Greece has proven that it can resolve such pending issues with the sole focus on international law. And this is what we will seek to do with Albania."
Expressing his optimism that the issue can be resolved, the Greek Prime Minister noted that "there is mutual understanding between me and the Prime Minister of Albania that we want to resolve this issue on the basis of International Law and that we can reach an agreement to sign a compromise that will allow us to bring this issue to the International Court of Justice."
At the same time, he welcomed the holding of the European Union Western Balkans Summit in a country that is a candidate for EU membership.
"Greece will continue to support the European perspective of all Western Balkan countries, obviously including Albania", he said, adding that "the European family has given due geopolitical importance to the Western Balkans' rapprochement with Europe".
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