Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met with his French counterpart Jean-Yves le Drian in Paris on Monday. The two ministers discussed developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, the coronavirus pandemic, attracting investment and…
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“The defence our sovereignty and of our sovereign rights is non-negotiable,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias stated after the conclusion of the National Council on Foreign Policy meeting on Wednesday, which focused on…
Greece, Israel and Cyprus are considering setting up a safe zone for tourism, according to The Jerusalem Post. The article cites Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, who noted that “Israel is cautiously…
The Greek government has stepped up efforts to repatriate Greek citizens abroad who are caught in the line of fire of travel bans and wish to return home. Following the repatriation of…
Greece’s Foreign Ministry announced the repatriation of one hundred Greek nationals on Wednesday from Marrakesh, on an Aegean Airlines flight that left Morocco for Athens at 18:40 (Morocco time). The repatriation of…
Greece’s Alternate Migration and Asylum Minister, Giorgos Koumoutsakos on Monday accused Turkey of using the hopes of poor and unfortunate migrants and refugees to blackmail Europe. The response by Koumoutsakos was directed…
Greece’s Minister Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias met with his Lebanese counterpart Nassif Hitti, the President of Lebanon Michel Aounthe and the President of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri, in Beirut on Wednesday.…
Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias declared a small win, after the European Council agreed to enforce an arms embargo on Libya by air and sea, in statements made in Brussels on Monday.…
Greece’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikos Dendias held a joint press conference with his Spanish counterpart, Arancha González Laya following their meeting in Madrid on Monday. During the joint press conference, both Dendias…
Greece fully supports Croatia’s entry to the Schengen area, the Eurozone and the OECD and for “strengthening regional cooperation and promoting the European perspective of our Western Balkan neighbours,” said Foreign Affairs…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday night, to express his sympathies and offer assistance in the wake of a devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake, which has killed…
Greece’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, released a statement yesterday concerning his attendance at Monday’s meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels where the agenda focused on developments in…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his disappointment with Germany after Greece was not invited to participate in Sunday’s German-hosted summit on Sunday (19 January) on the Libyan crisis. The Greek Prime Minister…
World leaders including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and Germany’s Angela Merkel gathered in Berlin on Sunday with details of the Libya agreement being presented during a press conference…
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced Greece will block any European peace deal on Libya unless an agreement between the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli and Turkey on maritime borders is scrapped. Mitsotakis…
Greece’s Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias and his Cypriot counterpart, Nikos Christodoulides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Political Consultations and Technical Cooperation between the two foreign ministries on Monday. During the meeting, Dendias…
The Foreign Ministers of Greece, Egypt, and Cyprus were encouraged by the support and participation of their French and Italian counterparts who joined them in condemning the recent Memorandum of Understanding between…
Greece’s Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias attended Christmas Liturgy at the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Istanbul. While in Istanbul, the FM also met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and with the Mayor Ekrem…
Greece’s Foreign Affairs Ministry announced the arrival of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Benghazi, Libya, on Sunday, where he met with the head of the Libyan National Army, General Khalifa Haftar and…
Greece’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikos Dendias said that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres would refer the controversial Turkey -Libya maritime agreement to the UN’s legal services, so that he has their opinion…