If the attacks in the Middle East stop - something that remains to be confirmed as this is a region with a long tradition of multiple conflicts - the impact on the Greek economy will be limited, Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Tuesday in an interview with OPEN TV.

"There will be a relative normalisation in oil. Tourism is the main problem, because we have hundreds of thousands of tourists from Israel every year, many of whom made cancellations. We will see what will happen in the coming days, if there is normalisation and a feeling of greater security, then the year that started very well, I hope will continue," he said.

In any case, he underlined, market inspections will continue with determination until the situation normalises, as any increases in international prices must not be passed on directly at gas stations.

Expressing the position of the Greek government, Hatzidakis underlined that the issue in this region is peace. "From the beginning we had made it clear that it is not acceptable for Iran to possess nuclear weapons, but from the very beginning we also made it clear - and as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council - that the answer is not war but self-restraint and the finding of a peaceful and sustainable solution," he added.