Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. N. Dendias to Israel (31.01.)
In the first visit to Israel by a European Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Minister of Greece Nikos Dendias, visited Israel last Tuesday, January 31, for a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen.
Furthermore, Foreign Minister Dendias was received by President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The strengthening of the strategic relations between Greece and Israel and the further enhancement of Greek-Israeli cooperation, with an emphasis on the fields of energy, defense, economy, investments, tourism etc, dominated discussions.
International and regional developments, focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East region, as well as the promotion of the trilateral and 3+1 (with the participation of the USA) schemes of cooperation, were also discussed.