Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias met today, Thursday September 22, with representatives of Jewish organisations based in the United States, i.e. the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the American Jewish Committee, B’nai B’rith International, the World Jewish Congress, the Anti-Defamation League, the National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry and the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee.
At the meeting, which was held in a very good climate, the strategic relationship between Greece and Israel, the cooperation between the Greek and the Jewish Diaspora, as well as security issues concerning the wider Middle East were discussed.
The Minister elaborated on the unambiguous stance of Greece vis-à-vis all types of anti-Semitism and measures the country has taken to honour the memory of Greek Jews and their contribution to the Greek society.
September 22, 2016