The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung made the following statement in response to a question from a foreign journalist, regarding yesterday’s unsubstantiated and defamatory FAZ article on Greece:

In an effort to muffle criticism and opposition voices on the controversial arms deal with Saudi Arabia and the implication of Defence Minister Panos Kammenos in the case, the Greek Foreign Ministry issued a public appeal to Greece’s opposition parties on Wednesday, to “behave responsibly” and refrain from leaking classified secret documents in ways damaging to the nation’s interests, in order to “serve petty political ends.”

The ministry of foreign affairs blasted on Wednesday an article published in the Financial Times that concerned a legal case won by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias against a magazine, stating it "propagates unprecedented lies aimed at discrediting the Greek government".