Nikos Kotzias

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias underlined the geopolitical importance of Greece in the meeting of Med Group diplomats. Mr. Kotzias underlined that a possible Greek economic collapse would have negative results in the entire region. As he argued, Greece’s destabilization at...

On Thursday, February 19, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias visited Kiev, Ukraine to meet with the country’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin. Kotzias expressed his support towards Ukraine’s sovereignty, as well as the need to reinforce talks regarding the ceasefire...

The "open" issue of Piraeus Port Authority's privatization as well as the wider Chinese interest to strengthen cooperation with Greece was mainly tabled during yesterday's 50-minute-long meeting between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Chinese Ambassador in Athens Xiaoli Zou. The...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia will help Greece if Athens asks for financial support. The statement was made during a meeting with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, on Wednesday. The two men met in a joint effort to revive...

Greek Deputy Defense Minister Kostas Isichos called for an immediate end to the “continuously escalating violence” in Ukraine, announcing that there are plans for Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to visit Moscow, Kiev and possibly Mariupol, where the presence...

A biministerial meeting was held earlier today at the Greek Foreign Ministry under Minister Nikos Kotzias, regarding the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and the safety conditions of ethnic Greek expatriates residing on either side of the hostilities line in...

European Union foreign ministers approved the extension of existing sanctions against Russia on Thursday, winning the support of the new leftist government of Greece, whose position had been in doubt. The ministers agreed to extend sanctions imposed last year that...

European Union Foreign Ministers have decided in a Brussels Council today to extend targeted sanctions against Russia by six months, until September, although they showed limited appetite for broader and stricter measures imposed on Moscow. The sanctions are imposed due to...

“We do not agree with the spirit of sanctions against Russia, which has adverse repercussions not only in agriculture as far as the economy of our country is concerned, but also more generally," Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs...

Greece's new SYRIZA-led government had its first impact with European Union partners regarding the imposition of further sanctions on Russia, due to the ongoing Ukrainian crisis. The tough statement against Russia issued by European Union senior officials earlier today...