Press Briefings
October 19, 2021
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou (19.10.2021)
AL. PAPAIOANNOU: Good morning, I'm glad to see you again.Unfortunately, I was in Washington D.C. last week, so it was not possible to hold our regular briefing. As I will also be away tomorrow, that’s why we are holding the briefing today, Tuesday.Let's get straight to the point. Last week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
September 29, 2021
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou (29.09.2021)
AL. PAPAIOANNOU: To begin with, good afternoon. Today we are meeting in a different hall, which is significant for all diplomats, since it is here that their entrance exams have been taking place, at least for the last 25 years, so you can imagine. And allow me to say, this is my first time sitting […]
September 28, 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson A. Papaioannou to brief diplomatic correspondents (29.09.2021)
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alexandros Papaioannou, will brief diplomatic correspondents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at 13:00. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1 Akadimias St, Kranidiotis Hall)
September 16, 2021
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou (15.09.2021)
AL. PAPAIOANNOU: Good afternoon. I wish you a happy winter season. I am glad to see you in person at last and I hope that from now on we will be meeting more often. First, on three procedural issues: 1) The briefing of the diplomatic correspondents will take place every two weeks, on Wednesday at […]
December 17, 2020
Online briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou (Athens, 17 December 2020)
A. PAPAIOANNOU: Good morning, everyone. First of all, I apologize for the delay, but that’s how this job is. My schedule isn’t up to me. The Minister had a long conversation with his Moldovan counterpart, and that just finished. Thank you for your patience. I’ll get right down to business, because we don’t have much […]
December 3, 2020
Online briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou (Athens, 3 December 2020)
A. PAPAIOANNOU: Good morning to everyone. I apologize for the delay. Something came up. So, I’ll start the briefing. First of all, before I talk about the programme, two things about last week. The first, very briefly, was the NATO Ministerial, which took place last Tuesday. I’d like to highlight three points about that. First, […]
November 27, 2020
Online briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou (Athens, 26 November 2020)
A. PAPAIOANNOU: Good afternoon to everyone. Forgive me for holding today’s briefing a little later. The reasons were beyond my control, and of course we’re adapting. Normally, we will hold the briefing on Thursday mornings, as we have said. Allow me to start by expressing the sorrow of the Foreign Ministry family because, unfortunately, since […]
November 20, 2020
Video conference briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou (Athens, 20 November 2020)
A. PAPAIOANNOU: Good morning to everyone and let’s all have a good weekend. Allow me to begin with certain organisational matters. Firstly, I would like to inform you that I would like to hold a regular briefing every week. My intention is to hold it on Thursdays at 11.00, but, of course, this will be […]
December 5, 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Alexandros Yennimatas to brief diplomatic correspondents (6 December 2019)
The Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alexandros Yennimatas, will brief diplomatic correspondents at 11:00 on Friday, 6 December 2019 (MFA, Seferis Hall, 1 Vas. Sofias Ave.).