Foreign Ministry: Our priority is the safety of citizens – Everyone is in good health

The overseas ministry is intimately monitoring developments successful the flotilla disconnected the seashore of Gaza, the ministry’s spokesperson Lana Zochiou stated.

“Our precedence is the information of citizens,” Zochiou underlined.

Israeli forces person intercepted vessels – including the Greek Oxygono (Oxygen) – carrying overseas activists and assistance bound for Gaza, portion of the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Zochiou stated that the Greek citizens are successful bully health, adding that there is changeless connection with the Greek embassy successful Tel Aviv and the ambassador to Israel will spell to the spot where the 27 Greek citizens person been transferred.

She besides unveiled that the ministry has made demarches to the Israeli broadside and raised the contented of ensuring the extortion of Greek citizens, while referring to the associated statement issued by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Greece and Italy, calling for the extortion of the participants successful the flotilla.

Zochiou said that there is nary grounds of violence by the Israeli forces and noted that each actions will beryllium taken to supply the indispensable consular assistance, while adding that “the registration, power and deportation of those who participated successful the flotilla will follow.”

She besides said that Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is successful interaction with his Israeli counterpart, and clarified that Greece’s narration with Israel, with which “we person a Strategic Partnership and we want to support it”, has not been disrupted.