FM Dendias launches official campaign of Greek candidacy

The official campaign of the Greek candidacy as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2025-26 was launched by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias in New York during an event organised by the Permanent Mission of Greece to the UN. The Greek candidacy to be elected to the UN Security Council aims to expand the country’s geopolitical footprint of our contry on the international stage.

In the presence of dozens of heads of permanent delegations from around the world, the Greek foreign minister noted that “Greece always supports dialogue and diplomacy as the only viable means to achieve the main goals of this Organisation: International peace, development and the promotion of human rights”.

Dendias focused on the words democracy, dialogue and diplomacy, which will form the road map for Greece’s candidacy to the UN General Assembly. In this context, he thoroughly analysed the regional priorities that Greece has set, which are based on the principles of multilateralism and respect for International Law with the aim of defending the principles of the rules-based international order.

As he pointed out, Greece “is strongly committed to the promotion of rules-based multilateralism, based on International Law. In this context, we will work with all members of the United Nations to support the system of collective security established by the Charter, with particular emphasis on the prohibition of the use or threat of use of force.”

Regarding the priorities that characterise the Greek candidacy, Dendias made special reference to the issues concerning security and the safeguarding of free navigation, since, as he said, Greece will work in the Council to further promote the principles of the Law of the Sea.