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Bilateral Relations

Ukraine

Greece and Ukraine established diplomatic relations on 15 January 1992. The Embassy of Greece in Kyiv was inaugurated in 1993. Greece maintains a Consulate General in Odessa, covering an area of historical presence of a significant Greek community.

Ukraine is represented in Greece by its Embassy in Athens, its Consulate General in Thessaloniki and two Honorary Consulates in Piraeus and Patra.

Bilateral Relations

Political Relations
Economic Relations
Cultural Relations and Greek Community
Bilateral political relations are very good and have developed steadily in all fields since Ukraine became independent (24.08.1991). They are defined by a spirit of mutual cooperation and are based on long-standing historical and cultural ties, to which the contribution of the large Greek community with a long-standing presence in the Black Sea region has been important. Greece immediately took a clear position against the unprovoked and unjustified Russian aggression against Ukraine on 24.2.2022, considering it as dangerous revisionism and flagrant violation of International Law and the UN Charter. Greece, together with its partners and allies, is closely monitoring the development of Russia’s war of aggression and fully supports the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. Greece does not recognize the illegal annexation to the Russian Federation neither of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, nor of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya. Greece supports Ukraine's integration into the Euro-Atlantic institutions and is ready to assist the country in its EU accession process. Ukraine was granted candidate status to the European Union by a unanimous decision of the European Council of June 2022. At the NATO Bucharest Summit (2008), Allies welcomed Ukraine's aspirations for membership and agreed that it will become a NATO member in the future. Recent high-level bilateral meetings: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Athens on 21 August 2023 and participated in the Athens Summit organised by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with the participation of leaders from Balkan countries and Moldova and the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission. The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited Kyiv on 3.11.2022. Since the launching of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias made three visits to Ukraine (Kyiv, 19.10.2022, Odessa 3.4.2022 & 12.7.2022).

Contact details for Greek Missions

Κiev

Embassy

30-i, Andriyivskyy Descent, Kyiv 01901
Tel: +38 044 3630780/1/2
Emergency Tel: +380934268620
Working Hours: 09:00 - 17:00
gremb.kie@mfa.gr Website 
Head of Mission: Emmanouil Androulakis,

Consular Office

30-i, Andriyivskyy Descent, Kyiv 01901
Tel: +38044 3630780/1/2, 3630893
Fax: +38 044 3630894
consulate.kiev@mfa.gr 
Head: Olympomaria Dogiama

Office for Economic and Commercial Affairs

30-i, Andriyivskyy Descent, Kyiv 01901
Tel: +38 044 3630898
Fax: +38 044 3630897
ecocom-kiev@mfa.gr 
Head:

Consulate General in Odessa

Sabaneiv mist St. 5/7, off. 4A (entrance Hoholia St., 21), 65082, Odessa / Ukraine
Tel: +38048 7860570, 7860503, 7860007
Fax: +38048 7860571
Emergency Tel: +380933140101
Time Difference: 0h
grgencon.ode@mfa.gr 
Consul General : Dimitrios Doxtsis, First Counsellor of Embassy