Greek foreign minister urges European focus on Beleri case

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Wednesday that the case of Fredi Beleri, a mayor from Albania's Greek minority who was recently sentenced to two years in prison for buying votes, should be viewed as a European concern rather than a bilateral issue between the two Balkan neighbors.

"Τhis is not a bilateral [matter]. Whether a candidate country aspiring to join the European Union upholds the principles of the rule of law and respects the political rights of its citizens is not bilateral. It is a European matter, and we should perceive it as such and highlight it in all forums," Gerapetritis told Skai radio.

Goro resigns

The minister further criticized the prolonged tenure of the defeated mayor of Himare, Jorgo Goro, who retained his position with full authority almost a year after the local elections. He described this situation as ...