ATHENS: Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told Reuters on Wednesday (Jun 19).
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis talks during an interview with Reuters, following his visit to Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens, Greece on Nov 17, 2023. ATHENS: Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told Reuters on Wednesday .
Greece was elected as a member of the United Nations Security Council for 2025 to 2026 earlier this month, and Gerapetritis believes the country's historical ties with the Arab world give it credibility to act as a peace broker. "This is an obvious call of humanitarian assistance. We're not talking here about economic migrants or other types of irregular migration," he said, days afteragainst Israel but has called for a halt to Israel's ground and air assault on Gaza that Palestinian authorities say has killed more than 35,000 people and flattened whole cities.In addition, the psychological impact of the war on children is"tremendous", said Gerapetritis.
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