Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou asked her Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to recognize the Hague Tribunal for the maritime border, as Albania has done.
President Sakellaropoulou stressed in Strasbourg that "Greece has recognized the mandatory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, according to Article 36 of its statute, since 1994, while in 2015, this country renewed the recognition by adding some exceptions. specific, following the example of other European countries ”. "On the contrary, Turkey," said the Greek president, "has not recognized the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in The Hague."
Sakellaropoulou stressed that "Greece strongly supports the completion of the accession process of the Western Balkan countries.
"I hope that the integration process will continue at a faster pace. This will be to the benefit not only of the wider region, but also of the EU. Greece offers knowledge where it can about neighboring countries. The Western Balkans is a region with many open bilateral issues that have their roots in the past. "It would be very important to complete the membership process, the situation would calm down a lot."
In a speech to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou accused Turkey of violating the 2016 agreement with the European Union by refusing to accept the return of illegal refugees.