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Replying to European Parliament Vice President and MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis on concerns over the Greek minority’s rights in southern Albania, European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn said the Commission placed great importance on protecting ethnic minority rights and was closely following the issue.

The EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn made a very controversial official statement during a press conference that will bring a diplomatic quake on the relations between Greece and Albania as well as on the internal affairs of both countries.

Greece is a confirmed key partner in the enlargement of the EU, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Friday following a meeting in Athens with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn.