Tasia Athanassiou

Greece officially reopens embassy in Syria, Cyprus in the coming weeks

After withdrawing their ambassadors from Syria in 2012 as militant groups, most of them aligned to Al-Qaeda and the Muslim…

June 24, 2021

Greek flag raised over its embassy in Syria, reopening "within weeks"

Just a day after it was revealed that Cyprus is in the process of soon reopening its embassy in Syria,…

May 31, 2021

Syria's Greek Orthodox are looking towards Greece

In May, the Greek Foreign Ministry announced a restoration of relations between Greece and Syria, and assigned former ambassador to…

December 12, 2020

GCT EXCLUSIVE: Syrian consulate to open in Thessaloniki as joint efforts against Turkish aggression strengthens

In December 2012, Greece ceased diplomatic relations with Syria under orders of NATO and the European Union. As a country…

May 18, 2020

Cyprus is reopening relations with Syria

Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulidis addressed Radio Proto on foreign policy, commenting on yesterday's teleconference with Greece, France, Egypt, and…

May 13, 2020

Greece's renewed relations with Syria further isolates Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean

On Tuesday, the Greek Foreign Ministry finally announced a restoration of relations between Greece and Syria and assigned former ambassador to Syria…

May 8, 2020

Greece finally reopens relations with Syria

By the decision of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, former ambassador to Syria and Russia, Tasia Athanassiou, has been appointed…

May 6, 2020
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