Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Greece and Turkey Hold Athens Talks on Bilateral Cooperation Plan

Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister Haris Theocharis met with Turkey’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mehmet Kemal Bozay in Athens on Wednesday, as the two sides reviewed the implementation of their Joint Action Plan under the Positive Agenda framework, launched in 2023...

Greece Urges North Macedonia to Uphold Prespa Agreement

Greece delivered a firm message to North Macedonia following recent statements by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski regarding potential constitutional amendments and the status of the country’s language in the context of future EU membership, stressing that such issues are...

Greek Foreign Minister Rebukes Turkish FM Fidan’s “Cheap Politics” Accusation

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis issued a sharp rebuttal to recent remarks by his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, who accused Greek politicians of exploiting anti-Turkish sentiment for domestic political gain. Speaking after Fidan’s televised interview in Turkey, Gerapetritis stressed that...

Libya Submits Diplomatic Note to UN Against Greece; Athens Responds

Libya submitted a formal diplomatic note (A/79/860) to the United Nations, contesting Greece’s designation of maritime zones for hydrocarbon exploration west and south of Crete. Libya challenges the so-called “median line” established by Greece and asserts sovereignty over maritime...

Greece Plans Evacuation of Greek Citizens From Lebanon

A governmental assessment indicates Israel's possible reaction to the latest attacks by Iran and its allies as well as a conflict in Lebanon, where approximately 3,500 Greek citizens reside and will potentially evacuate. The assessment is based on information that...

Greece and UK Sign Deal for Collaboration on Defense, Trade

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias co-signed a bilateral cooperation agreement with the UK's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in London on Monday. The new framework is meant to bolster many areas between the two nations, including security and trade. Truss said...

Greek FM Dendias in Quarantine; Albanian Archbishop Hospitalized with Covid in Athens

According to an announcement by Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, Nikos Dendias, the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, is now under quarantine after coming into contact with someone who had a confirmed case of Covid-19. Dendias had met...

Greek Diaspora Teachers Visit Thessaloniki

Seventy Greek language teachers from Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Georgia have arrived in Thessaloniki as part of a pilot training program for educators from countries of the former Soviet Union. The Greek Diaspora teachers had the opportunity to learn about the activities...

Update on Greeks of former USSR

Yesterday at the Special Permanent Committee on Greeks Abroad of the Greek Parliament, Ivan Savvides and Alexandra Protsenko expressed their concern regarding the situation in Ukraine as well as their gratitude to the Greek diplomatic authorities and Greece’s Ministry...