Deputy FM Kourkoulas meets with a delegation from the American think tank Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Kourkoulas met at the Foreign Ministry today with a delegation from the American think tank Council on Foreign Policy (CFP), which was founded in 1921 with the mission of informing its members on international relations and foreign policy issues.

During the meeting, there was an exchange of views on issues of mutual interest, with a focus on developments in the EU and the Eurozone, as well as on the priorities of the upcoming Greek EU Presidency in the first half of 2014, including issues of movement of persons. In the same framework, the discussion also included the issues of EU-U.S. relations, developments in the Middle East and the wider Eastern Mediterranean region, including energy policy issues, as well as issues concerning Cyprus and Turkey.

April 16, 2013