Greeks in Albania: Minorities Rights Addressed In Cyprus Talks
During talks, the Cypriot President Papoulias stated "Albania's progress toward the EU is also dependent on respecting the rights of its Greek minority, which operates and should operate as a bridge for cooperation and understanding."
Talks about the status of Cyprus were held during a dinner
at the Officers' Club at the 8th Division in Ioannina. President of the Republic
Karolos Papoulias also said, whilst addressing the attendants, that he would
keep sustaining Greece's efforts to make the neighbouring Balkans an area of
cooperation, peaceful coexistence and progress, and supporting the European
prospects of countries in the area, while noting that Athens was closely monitoring
developments in Kosovo.
Regarding Albania, in particular, he said that Greece supports Albania's efforts to join the EU but stressed that "Albania's progress toward the EU is also dependent on respecting the rights of its Greek minority, which operates and should operate as a bridge for cooperation and understanding."
