Albania’s EU prospects depend on respecting the rights of its ethnic Greek minority says PM

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the Athens suburb of Zografou on Monday, where he sent a stern message that Albania's European prospects are entirely dependent on it respecting the rights of the Greek ethnic minority in that country.

"I was very pleased to hear that Fredi Beleri won the municipal elections in Himara," he said, expressing hope that the problems facing the ethnic Greek candidate will soon be over.

Mitsotakis also referred to Greek-Turkish relations, stating that he does not wish to make any remark while the runoff elections in Turkey are pending. He added, however, that his government was the one which had dealt with Turkish aggressiveness and invested in the armed forces, building alliances and turning Greek-Turkish issues into EU-Turkey issues.

"This policy should continue the next day," he added. Expressing hope that things in...