Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed Greece’s full support for a Joint Statement on Greenland issued by seven European leaders on Tuesday, amid concerns over further military escalation by the United States following Saturday’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Caracas.
“Greece fully supports the Joint Statement on Greenland. As NATO allies, we ought to be committed to mutual respect, dialogue, and the principles of sovereignty and collective security,” the Greek prime minister posted on X on Tuesday.
The Joint Statement, which stresses that “Arctic security remains a key priority for Europe” and is “critical for international and transatlantic security,” was signed by the leaders of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom.
The statement notes that “Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
It also underlines that security in the Arctic must be “achieved collectively, in conjunction with NATO allies including the United States, by upholding the principles of the UN Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders,” adding that “these are universal principles, and we will not stop defending them.”