The General Debate of the Plenary Session of the 67th UN General Assembly starts on Tuesday, 25 September 2012, with Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos representing Greece. Within the framework of the General Assembly proceedings, Mr. Avramopoulos will meet with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Markoullis, his counterparts from the U.S., Hillary Clinton, Azerbaijan, Elmar mammadyarov, and Libya, Ashur Saad Bin Khayya, as well as the representative of Kosovo, Enver Hoxhaj.
Mr. Avramopoulos will also attend a luncheon being hosted by the UN Secretary General in honor of the heads of Representations, and he will then participate in the coordinating meeting of EU member state Foreign Ministers with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton.
Within the framework of the meetings he is holding with Diaspora Greeks in the U.S., Mr. Avramopoulos will meet at the Greek Consulate General in New York City with the heads of Greek American organizations. Finally, Mr. Avramopoulos will attend the Transatlantic Dialogue Dinner being hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
September 25, 2012