UK ambassador hails Greece’s ‘strategic role’ in turbulent region

Greece has played a "positive role from the outset" of the Russia-Ukraine war and "it is unquestionably of strategic significance," the British ambassador in Athens, Matthew Lodge, said on Monday.

"The Greek government responded swiftly, offering full support for Ukraine, its sovereignty and the efforts of the West and NATO to assist Ukrainians in their defense - while being careful to avoid escalation," he said, speaking to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) on the sidelines of the eighth Greek-British Symposium, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.

Drawing on his 28 years of experience in the diplomatic corps, the British ambassador believes that "conflicts like these can only be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, under the right conditions."

"While the two conflicts are very different, and certainly the causes behind them vary, I'm afraid that in...