Prokopis Pavlopoulos
Greece
Erdogan to Greece: 'You Nearly Became Salted Fish, But You Jumped into the Sea'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ratcheted up the tension against Greece with a speech in Sangarios (Sakarya), near a river where the Greeks lost a key battle in 1921 during the Greco-Turkish war.
Erdogan was quoted as saying that: "Those...
Diplomacy
Greek President: Turkey Should Respect Borders, Treaties
Greece wants friendship and good neighborliness with Turkey but it should be based on Ankara's respect for international treaties, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Wednesday.
Visiting the island of Nisyros on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the...
Diplomacy
Greek President: FYROM Constitution Revision Prerequisite for Name Resolution
The prerequisite for an agreement on the name of FYROM and its Accession to Nato and the EU is the country's Constitution Revision, said President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
The Greek president spoke during a ceremony where he...
Greece
Experts Examine Suspicious Item Mailed to Greek President
A suspect package addressed to Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos was intercepted in Athens on Friday.
Reports say the alarm was raised after the item was identified at a state post office in the Psychiko district of the capital where the...
Diplomacy
President Pavlopoulos: Greece Never Afraid of its Enemies
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos climbed upon a tank at the town of Ioannina on Wednesday in a symbolic gesture of confidence to the Greek armed forces.
"Greece is a nation of peace and democracy, but it knows how to defend...
Greece
Greek President Appeals for Unity
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday underlined the need for national consensus on the major issues, ahead of a major rally planned for Athens on the 'Macedonia' name dispute.
Speaking in the coastal city of Kalamata on Friday, the president...
Diplomacy
Israeli President Begins Greece Visit
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin started his official visit to Greece on Monday by laying a wreath at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in Syntagma Square, Athens.
Afterwards Rivlin made his way to the presidential mansion, where he was received...
Diplomacy
PM Meets Greek President to Discuss FYROM Name Negotiations
Alexis Tsipras went to the presidential palace on Friday, to update President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on the latest from the ongoing negotiations between Greece and FYROM over the Balkan neighbor's name.
"We will seek a solution on the...
Greece
Pavlopoulos Hails Church's Stance Towards National Issues in Meeting with Archbishop
President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, hailed the stance of the Greek Church towards issues that concern the country, which he said aims to promote consensus, during a meeting with the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos II, at the Presidential...
Greece
President Receives Cosmonaut With His Heart In Greece
"Greeks around the world, the Greek soul is what makes the borders of our country extend far beyond its geographic frontiers. Greece is everywhere in the world and now with you Greece is also in space," stated President Prokopis...