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  “Greece has from the start adopted a position in favor of full support for Ukraine in the war started by Russia, contrary to all concepts of international law,” Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis upon his arrival at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday. Gerapetritis clear statements come …

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Sovereignty issues are never going to be on the discussion table with Turkiye and we will defend our sovereign rights, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Friday in an interview with Skai TV. Speaking about the meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, a day earlier in Brussels, Gerapetritis said …

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“Greece is in principle in favor of Turkiye’s European path,” Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Thursday. “Of course, it is self-evident that this path goes through respect for international law, the European acquis, respect for the sovereignty and sovereign rights of all member states,” he added. Minister Gerapetritis made …

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Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told Reuters on Wednesday. Gerapetritis is seeking partners in what he hopes would be a project to temporarily bring the children to the European …

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On behalf of the Greek government, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis expressed condolences to the government of Iran and the Iranian people for the death of president Ebrahim Raisi, the foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and another seven people, killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials crashed …

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Results of  parliamentary and presidential elections in North Macedonia on Wednesday, where the right-wing nationalist party VMRO prevailed with a large majority, is causing concern to Greece’s political leadership as well as the Foreign Ministry with regards to the historic Prespa Agreement of 2018.. The election result enables the majority …

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Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Wednesday that Greece is very concerned about the current situation in Gaza and the increasing maritime insecurity in the Red Sea. “We are very concerned about the situation amid the spread of hostilities from all directions and on all sides. There have been hostilities …

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Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Thursday concluded a round of meetings with the Palestinian authorities in Ramallah, the foreign ministry announced. Gerapetritis arrived in Ramallah, West Bank, on Thursday morning for talks with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. Th Greek FM stressed the urgent …

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There are six basic principles concerning rapprochement with Turkey, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Tuesday, addressing a conference in Athens. First, he said, geography has placed the two countries in close proximity, which is something that “we cannot change, so we ought to handle it,” therefore “we should …

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Hardly two week before the elections in Greece, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said that he would sign an agreement that would resolve the Greek-Turkish dispute. In an interview with news website in.gr, Dendias reiterated the Greek position that there is one and only difference with Turkey, that of the continental …

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Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias presented Greece’s candidature for the UN Human Rights Council in the period 2028-2030, saying its aim was to advance the Council’s vital work based on respect for International Law and especially the Charter of the United Nations. Addressing the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council …

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Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias went to a hospital emergencies after an extensive meeting with his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken and joint statements on Tuesday morning. Dendias has symptoms of a severe cold and after the meeting with Blinken he was in a private clinic in Athens where he underwent …

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Libya has reacted to Greece’s decision to expand out seismic surveys for hydrocarbon south of Crete. The foreign minister of the Tripoli-based outgoing government accused Athens of exploiting the crisis in the North African country and imposing a fait accompli in defining the Libyan-Greek maritime borders. “Greece has conducted contracts …

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Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expresses the belief that a solution to the Greek-Turkish dispute would be absolutely possible if Turkey accepted the International Law of the Sea and the related Convention (UNCLOS). In an interview with Kathimerini Sunday edition, Dendias said that “a solution, which would be absolutely possible to …

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“Turkey’s announcements are a clear, a present threat against Greece’s sovereignty,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Tuesday upon his arrival at the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers during the 77th UN General Assembly High-Level Week, in New York. The Greek Foreign Minister said that he will inform his colleagues …

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Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will send letters to all members of the UN Security Council and to the UN Secretary General, as well as the secretary general of NATO, in the wake of the unprecedented statements made by Turkish officials’ in recent days. The statements made by the Turkish …

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Ahead of her visit to Greece and Turkey, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock issued a statement describing Greece as “one of our closest partners in Europe” and Turkey just as “necessary partner.” The Green politician also emphasized the importance she attaches to keeping alive the memory of the atrocities committed …

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“The upgrade of Turkish arsenal by the USA is a problem,” Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias told the Parliament on Thursday, during the debate on the Mutual Defense Agreement between Greece and the USA scheduled to be ratified today. In the shadow of the “rumored” decision of the Biden administration …

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Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias rejected the idea that the EastMed gas pipeline is dead and claimed the project is “alive and kicking.” The Greek FM made this statement at the Delphi Economic Forum on Saturday and in response to a relevant statement by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs …

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Greece unequivocally condemns the Russian attack on Ukraine that threatens the stability in Europe, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement just hours after the sirens of war rang alarm after decades in the old continent. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chaired an emergency meeting of the National Foreign Affair and …

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