The Deputy Foreign Minister for Greek Diaspora Affairs, Mr. Terens Quick, returns today from Belgrade, where he participated in the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Ministerial Meeting, which signaled the end of the Serbia’s six-month presidency of the Organization and the beginning of the current Turkish presidency.
On the margins of the Ministerial Meeting, the Greek Deputy Minister had a bilateral meeting with Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic during which the two Ministers confirmed the excellent bilateral relations as well as the fraternal feelings between the two countries. Further, the Deputy Minister had bilateral meetings with the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Georgia, with whom he discussed modes of cooperation between the respective diasporas.
Following the conclusion of the Meeting, the Deputy Minister met with the Bureau of the Serbian Parliamentary Diaspora Committee, to which he conveyed the proposal of the Hellenic Parliament’s Select Permanent Committee on Greeks Abroad regarding an exchange of visits and strengthening of ties, stressing the benefits that could result from cooperation between the Greek and Serbian diasporas.
Additionally, the Deputy Minister met with the His Grace Bishop Arsenios of Toplica, who took him on a tour of the Holy Temple of St. Sava and paid a visit to the students of the Greek School of Belgrade.
Finally, this morning, the Deputy Minister delivered a welcome speech at the Greco-Serbian tourism forum which is taking place in Belgrade.
December 14, 2016