In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level debate today, the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece reiterated the importance of a national action plan on asylum and migration in his country and southern Europe overall.
Addressing other senior level officials from around the world, Evangelos Venizelos said that Greece “felt the pressures of migration.”
His country has reviewed its national action plan and looks forward to the UN General Assembly high-level dialogue on International Migration and Development to be held on 3 and 4 October.
Mr. Venizelos, who is also the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, said that there had been a positive impact on migration both for home countries and destination countries, and the upcoming meeting on that topic was a good opportunity to participate in the common efforts on migration.
In his statement, the Greek official also noted his country’s active contribution to the Human Rights Council, for which it was submitting its candidature for the 2017-2019 term.
Despite financial constraints, Greece also remained committed to UN peacekeeping operations and contributed troops and funds, particularly to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
(source: UN)
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