1. Deputy FM Mardas visits Qatar (Doha, 21-22 May 2016)
The Deputy Foreign Minister for International Economic Relations, Dimitris Mardas, visited Doha on 21 and 22 May to participate as a speaker in the “Doha Forum 2016.” In his speech, Mr. Mardas talked about the geopolitical and geo-economic challenges Greece is facing and the Greek economy’s prospects for recovery.
During his visit, Mr. Mardas also met with Qatar’s Minister of Economy and Trade, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Jassim Bin Mohammed Al Thani, Deputy Foreign Minister Soltan Bin Saad Al Muraikhi, and the President of Qatar’s Public Works Authority, Nasser Ali Al Mawlawi. Mr. Mardas also met with representatives of Greek contracting firms active in Qatar.
2. Meeting of the Greece-Republic of Korea Joint Interministerial Committee (Athens, 23 May 2016)
The second meeting of the Greece-Republic of Korea Joint Interministerial Committee (JIC), which was co-chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas and his counterpart the Deputy Foreign Minister for economic affairs, Taeho Lee, was held in Athens today.
The meeting was an important step in strengthening the bilateral economic and trade relations between Greece and the Republic of Korea, and the topics discussed included promotion of exports, shipping, agricultural development, promotion of Greek agricultural products on the Korean market, research and technology, informatics and telecommunications, transport networks, energy and the environment, tourism and airline links between Greece and the Republic of Korea.
Finally, there was a discussion of issues concerning the strengthening of Korea’s investment presence in Greece, and, in parallel, within the framework of the effort towards a broader Greek export presence in the Republic of Korea, it was agreed to carry out a Greek business mission to Seoul in the fourth quarter of 2016.
May 23, 2016