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Bilateral Relations

United Arab Emirates

Our country has established diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since the first years of the state's independence (1971) and our bilateral relations are at an  excellent level. Greece maintains an  embassy in  Abu Dhabi since 1989, while the UAE maintain an embassy in Athens since 2008.

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Useful Information
There is mutual will to further develop the already good political, economic and cultural relations between Greece and the UAE through the exchange of visits on the highest political level, as well as through additions to the contractual framework between the two sides. To date, major bilateral agreements have been signed, including a Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations between the two Foreign Ministries, the Agreement on Air Transport, and the Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation, while the Agreement on Military Cooperation between the two countries has been ratified. Some 1,500 Greeks live and work in the UAE, of whom the majority reside in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Contact details for Greek Missions

Abu Dhabi

Embassy

11-1 Thanyat al Ghbaynah St, Al Bateen Area, Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 5483
Tel: +97124492550
Fax: +97124492455
Emergency Tel: +971503901820
Time Difference: W: +2, S: +1
Working Hours: W: 07:00-15:00, S: 08:00-16:00
gremb.abd@mfa.gr Website 
Head of Mission : Antonis Alexandridis, Minister Plenipotentiary First Class

Abu Dhabi

Consular Office

Ghbaynah Street, Villa 1, Al Bateen Area, P.O.Box 5483
Tel: +97124492550
grcon.abd@mfa.gr 
Head: Panagiotis Kougiou, Second Secretary of Embassy

Abu Dhabi

Public Diplomacy Office

Tel: +97124492550 
Head:  Dimitra Panagiotopoulou, First Secretary for Public Diplomacy

Dubai

Office for Economic and Commercial Affairs in Dubai

Al Habtoor Business Tower, Office 902, Dubai Marina
Tel: +97142272106
Fax: +97142272253
ecocom-dubai@mfa.gr Website 
Head: Dimitrios Thomopoulos, First Secretary for Economic and Commercial Affairs