On December 11th 2018, fourteen non-resident Ambassadors (of Burkina Faso, Papua New Guinea, Lao, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Yemen, Burundi, Belarus, Zambia, Uganda, Mauritania, Bahrain, Ghana and Chad) were present at the Presidential Palace to present their Letters of Credence to the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The President of ...

  DIPLOMATIC PROFILE   Romania will be at the core of the European decision-making process in the first semester of 2019… Preparations… rely on a systematic and concerted effort of all the relevant players at national level… since everybody brings its own contribution to this major project that we perceive both as ...

Greece and Germany making a new start Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Mrs. Elke Büdenbender paid a State Visit to the Hellenic Republic from 10th-12th October 2018, during which time the German President praised the efforts of the Greek people to master the country’s financial crisis through tough ...

  Praise for the contribution towards European unification   President of the Hellenic Parliament Nikos Voutsis received his Slovakian counterpart Andrej Daňko in Athens recently. The President of the National Council of the Slovak Republic paid an Official Visit to Greece at the invitation of Speaker Voutsis. During the visit ...

  DIPLOMATIC PROFILE     “One of the high priorities of the SK V4 Presidency is the Balkan region. We are strong advocates of the EU enlargement process. By providing political and project-oriented assistance to the region in order to support their Euro-Atlantic integration, we contribute to the strengthening of local civil ...

    “This initiative is being carried out within the context of a number of cooperation schemes being promoted by Greece. Through a proactive and multidimensional foreign policy, a bridge-building network is being created between the countries of the region. Through these initiatives, Greece’s position as a pillar of stability ...

  Focus on regional development   The 4th quadrilateral meeting of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia was held on July 4th in Thessaloniki and focused on regional developments such as the European perspective of the Western Balkans, security issues, refugee and migration and coordination ahead of the 16 + 1 ...

  Greece backs all-round cooperation with Vietnam   The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, met at the Foreign Ministry on July 2nd with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Pham Binh Minh, who was carrying out a visit to Greece following Minister Kotzias’ visit ...

  DIPLOMATIC PROFILE   “Through such an independent and active foreign policy, Indonesia has been successfully pursuing its national interests as enshrined in its Constitution of 1945, achieving a prosperous, democratic and just nation, whilst at the same time, playing an active role in maintaining world peace and order.”   ...

  India accepts an invitation to become the ‘Honoured Country’ in the Thessaloniki International Fair 2019     His Excellency the President of the Republic of India Ram Nath Kovind was on a State Visit to Athens on June 16th-19th for talks with Greek leaders aimed at strengthening cooperation between ...

  DIPLOMATIC PROFILE   “Egyptian foreign policy works to clarify the reality of what is happening in the country and the great efforts exerted in the fields of economic and social development, combating terrorism and enhancing security besides working on developing Egypt’s balanced relations with various regional and international parties and strengthening ...

Her Excellency the President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, paid a State Visit to Greece from 16th-18th May and met with the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Nikos Voutsis and main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In addition, ...

His Royal Highness, Charles, the Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, paid a three-day Official Visit to Greece from the 9th-11th May, following an invitation by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The two Royal guests were received by the President and his ...

  “We want a more united EU, which is more democratic and socially just. An EU that is stronger in the world and cares for its citizens”     Foreign Ministers of the Visegrad Group and Balkan EU Member States reiterated their commitment to deepen cooperation to address common challenges ...

  US commends Greece for its leadership role in the region   Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias concluded his circle of meetings and important talks in Washington after his meeting with his US counterpart Mike Pompeo (above), Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell (1); National Security Advisor to the US President, ...

The Third Ministerial Meeting between Greece, Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia took place on 3rd-4th May in Thessaloniki with the participation of the respective Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Transport. Talks between the Foreign Ministers focused on issues of common interest, with an emphasis on ...

  “Opening a new chapter in Greek history; a crucial point for Greece and Europe”   During his meetings with State and political leaders of Greece on April 26th, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker sent a message for a clear exit from the memorandum, praising the outcome of the country’s ...

  The head of diplomacy of the Hellenic Republic, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, paid a three-day tour in Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Kosovo from April 10th-12th, thus boosting Greece’s important role in the Balkans through the multi-dimensional and active policy of the Greek Government. His ...

  DIPLOMATIC PROFILE     The operating environment of foreign and security policy, both in the immediate vicinity of Finland as well as globally, are in an intense state of flux… Strengthening the European Union as a security community is one of the focus areas of Finland’s foreign and security ...

  The President of the Hellenic Parliament Nikos Voutsis was a special guest at a working luncheon organised by the Bulgarian Embassy in Athens at the end of last month. During the meeting, topics on the European agenda during the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU were discussed. ...

  The bilateral relations between Greece and Jordan and the need to further strengthen them, as well as addressing the refugee-immigration issue affecting both countries, were at the heart of the meetings held by the President of the Hellenic Parliament, Nikos Voutsis, in Amman, Jordan on March 14th.   During ...

  Greece can count on Portugal’s support to tackle common challenges, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa told Greek political leaders during his State Visit in Athens on March 13th-14th. “Greece will fully meet the obligations it has undertaken… We are confident that our partners will do their part to ...

                    “Botswana has been and remains one of Africa’s leading destinations that offer a predictable and secure environment for investment and business.”   As Botswana has yet again been cited as the least corrupt country in Africa for 22 years in ...

  “Greece, Cyprus and Jordan are pillars of stability, peace and security”   The first trilateral summit of Cyprus, Greece and Jordan establishes the role of the three countries as pillars of stability, peace and security in the region, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during joint statements with Cyprus ...

  Tangible signs of the willingness of both countries to give new impetus to their bilateral relationship   The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, carried out a visit to Rome and met with his Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano at the end of December. The talks focused on further deepening ...

  Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias recently met at the Foreign Ministry with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Salahuddin Rabbani, who was carrying out an Official Visit to Greece. The two Ministers focused on the upgrading of bilateral cooperation, marked by the opening of the Embassy of ...