By decision of Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias, Ambassador Tasia Athanasiou has been appointed Ministry of Foreign Affairs Special Envoy for Syria.
The Special Envoy's mandate includes contacts concerning international aspects of the Syria crisis and related humanitarian actions, as well as coordination of actions in view of the efforts towards the reconstruction of Syria.
Ambassador Tasia Athanasiou served as Greece’s Ambassador to Damascus from 2009 to 2012, when she oversaw the temporary suspension of Greece's diplomatic mission due to the security conditions at the time.
May 5, 2020