Papandreou stated that Greece's policy on individual nations in the regions is identical: Greece would like to see all countries of the Balkans to be "united, peaceful and democratic, multi-cultural and [a member of] the European Union."
This includes areas where Greece has previously been part of international tensions, such as Turkey and Cyprus.
Papandreou--who spent a year at Harvard in 1992-1993 as a fellow for the Center for International Affairs--says Greece would actively support Turkey's candidacy for membership in the European Union, and has been happy with bilateral relations since both nations have been stricken by earthquakes during the past few months.
Papandreou's speech was the 17th in the Spaak Lecture Series, sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.