It's All Greek To Me
F
oreign Minister: Two trapped ships with Greek sailors in the port of Odessa
On the show Society Hour MEGA, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alexandros Papaioannou, spoke about the situation in Ukraine, what is happening with the Greek expatriates, but also our sailors who have been trapped in Odessa.
"There are two ships with Greeks anchored in another port east of Odessa. By martial law no ship can leave the port. Our consul is in contact with the crews and at the first opportunity we will see what we will do. There are 6 Greek sailors in one, and 7 in the other. "Everyone is in good health," said Mr. Papaioannou.
"Our consul general and one of our ambassadors have gone to Mariupol to strengthen the consulate. Our consul in Kyiv asked to evacuate the embassy, asked for approval to do so. There were few Greeks left in Kyiv. There were some in the embassy yard with whom he left together and is in contact with the few other Greeks who are in Kyiv. "As he explained to us, it was not possible for him to come into physical contact with the other Greeks, due to the situation", he continued regarding the Greek consul in Kyiv, who returned to Athens.
"The ministry had issued a military directive that we had discouraged any trip to Ukraine, and we had urged all Greeks to leave. This happened several days before the start of hostilities ", Mr. Papaioannou also noted.
"The announcement of the Russian embassy is unacceptable"
Mr. Papaioannou also referred to the particularly harsh statement of the Russian embassy last year, which on the occasion of the illumination of the Parliament in the colors of Ukraine called on the Greeks to "come together".
"The statement from the Russian embassy is unacceptable. We have evidence and that is why we called the Russian ambassador and he was protested last year. "It was stressed that there were airstrikes that killed ten of our compatriots, and that Russia must respect humanitarian law," Papaioannou said.
"I have not seen such language used. I consider the announcement to be unacceptable and inconsistent with diplomatic tactics. The Russian ambassador did not give us any explanation on the matter. There was a phone call on Saturday, which concerned the death of ten expatriates. "This post was made later," he added.
About 100 Greeks in Odessa and Mariupol
Mr. Papaioannou also stated that "In Odessa and Mariupol where we talk to the consulates, we have a little over 100 Greeks who want to return."
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