Our government’s goal is to remain in the euro zone, since Greece’s problem is a European problem and should be resolved within Europe, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a speech at the State University of International Relations in Moscow. The Greek Prime Minister spoke about Greek-Russian relations at the Moscow university on the second day of his visit to the Russian capital and in the aftermath of his meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Tsipras said that the issue of the currency has come up often, before and after the elections, but he believes that Greece should remain in the European common currency bloc. The Greek Prime Minister said that Greece and Cyprus should be a pole of stability inside a triangle of instability. With the war in Ukraine in the north, the war in Libya in the southwest and the advancing of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq in the southeast, Greece and Cyprus will seek the restoration of peace and stability in the eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans. On the issue of the Balkans, the Greek PM said that Greece supports an active Balkan policy away from nationalistic plans that break the area apart. He said he believes in the solidarity of the Balkan states and the potential of becoming members of the European Union while at the same time maintaining the right to form bilateral relations with other countries in the region. Mr. Tsipras stressed the importance of peace and stability in Ukraine, adding that tens of thousands of Ukrainians of Greek origin live in Mariupol which is at the epicenter of fighting. He said that the vicious cycle of sanctions and the militarization of the area will bring the opposite results. Finally, the Greek premier said that relations between Russia and the European Union should be restored because it is impossible to have security in Europe without Russian participation. Dialogue between Russia and the EU should be restored and conflicts should be resolved with diplomatic means.
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