Friday, 22 November 2024

News from Greece

Welcome to "News from Greece" section. Here you can stay informed with regard to the latest news and announcements by the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as with news and highlights from Greece by the "Greek News Agenda", a daily bulletin in english, issued by the Secretariat General of Information and Communication.

Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ address at the event of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on “Institutional Initiatives for gender equality” (Athens, 19.11.2024)

Your Excellency High Commissioner, dear friends, Today marks a special day for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic. The presentation of the Equality Action Plan 2024-2027 is, I believe, the culmination of a philosophy and approach, which permeate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Greek Public...

Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ statement upon arrival at the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, 18.11.2024)

The agenda of today’s EU Foreign Affairs Council is critical with two armed conflicts in full swing, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine reaching its 1000th day tomorrow, and with the war in the Middle East raging and creating new war zones. From the outset, Greece has fully supported Ukraine...

Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ interview on ERT TV and journalist Yannis Moutsios (Athens, 08.11.2024)

JOURNALIST: Thank you for being with us tonight on a significant yet difficult day. G. GERAPETRITIS: Thank you for your invitation, Mr. Moutsios. We always choose public television to inform on every major meeting regarding our national issues. JOURNALIST: Let’s move on now to the important meeting you had with...

Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ statements following his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan (Athens, 08.11.2024)

I welcome the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Mr. Fidan, to Greece. Following the meeting of the leaders of our countries in Vilnius last year, where the framework of our dialogue was established, I visited Ankara, where I referred to our 3 main objectives: •        to address the major...

Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ interview with Hürriyet newspaper and journalist Hande Firat (07.11.2024)

“My vision is one of lasting peace in our neighborhood and prosperity for both our peoples”JOURNALIST: The positive dynamic in the bilateral relations, the Athens Declaration, the positive agenda, the prospects for resolving issues, and the future of Greek-Turkish relations.G. GERAPETRITIS: It has been almost 15 months since the two...

Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ address at the event for the presentation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Strategic Plan for Greeks Abroad (Athens, 06.11.2024)

Dear Prime Minister, dear friends, Today is a great day for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, because we have the pleasure of presenting a visionary Strategic Plan. All of us at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have warmly embraced it. And today we are particularly pleased to present the Strategic...

Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ statement to journalists following his participation in the International Conference in Support of Lebanon’s People and Sovereignty (Paris, 24.10.2024)

G. GERAPETRITIS: At a difficult time for the Middle East and for humanity, the French President has invited representatives of the G20, the European Union and the Arab world to an extraordinary meeting in Paris, today, to discuss ways of containing the crisis in Lebanon so that we can finally...

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