He also noted that in 2008 his country had signalled its readiness to accept a proposal by Nimetz ahead of NATO's summit in Bucharest but that Greece was the one that rejected it.
Također je ukazao kako je njegova zemlja 2008. godine pokazala spremnost na prihvaćanje Nimetzova prijedloga uoči samita NATO-a u Bukureštu, ali je Grčka bila ta koja je prijedlog odbacila.