Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias to visit the Russian Federation (Moscow, 6 October 2019)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias is travelling to Moscow, where, tomorrow, 6 November, he will meet with his Russian Federation Counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.

The talks are to focus on, among other things, bilateral political and cultural relations and the prospects for further development of economic cooperation. The two Ministers will also discuss a wide range of regional issues, including recent developments in Syria, the Middle East and the Balkans, the situation in Ukraine, the prospects for the resolution of the Cyprus problem, Turkey’s illegal conduct in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean and EU-Russia relations.

Finally, they will discuss issues of global interest, including the migration/refugee issue.

Statements to the press will follow, at about 11:20 (Greek time).