Yerevan /Mediamax/. Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Greece and Canada Nikos Dendias and Francois-Philippe Champagne will discuss the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh today.

“The talks will focus on bilateral, regional and international issues, with emphasis on Turkey’s illegal actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, cooperation between the two countries in the context of NATO, and EU-Canada relations”, Greece MFA informs.

Following the EU Foreign Affairs Council held in Luxembourg on October 12, Nikos Dendias issued a statement which particularly reads:

“I had the opportunity to inform today my colleagues in the Council about the new illegal activities of Turkey on the Greek continental shelf, south of Kastelorizo. I also explained what’s obvious - the common denominator in all problematic situations in the region: Nagorno Karabakh, Syria, Iraq, Libya, Cyprus, Southeastern Mediterranean. The common denominator is Turkey.

Turkey is acting as the disruptor of peace and stability in the region, against international law, against all Conclusions of the European Council.”

Canada made clear to Turkey that it and other nations should stay out of the conflict between Armenian and Azeri forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, Francois-Philippe Champagne said last week.

He said he had urged Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to help deescalate the conflict and encourage close ally Azerbaijan to take part in peace talks.

“My message was very clear, that Turkey and all external parties should stay out of the conflict ... we had a firm discussion where I was firm with him as to where Canada stands,” he told reporters.