NATO and the EU should cooperate at a political level to limit extremism, fundamentalism and nationalistic ideaology in the Balkans, Greek National Defence Minister Panos Kammenos said at a meeting of EU’s foreign and defence ministers in Brussels on Monday.
“Jihadi terrorism which already exists within the European Union, human trafficking originating from regions of North Africa and the Middle East and destined for Europe, and the exploitation of real or imaginary minority issues constitute ‘nightmare risks’ for Europe,” Kammenos said in his address.
Commenting on Greece ’s participation in NATO missions, the minister said that “because of the diversity of operations under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), we managed to gain valuable experience”, adding that “one of the most successful missions was combatting piracy at the Horn of Africa.”
Kammenos cocncluded that in spite of the successes achieved on the issue, these operations should continue.
(source: ana-mpa)
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