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Kotzias – Kerry confirm USA-Greece ‘unbreakable’ relationship

05/12/2015 ENstaff diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Greece, Kerry, Kotzias, refugee crisis, USA

“Greece is an important player in the region. It is at the center of a triangle of instability, with Libya and Syria at the base and Ukraine at the top. And it is a stable country that also radiates stability in the region.”

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Foreign Minister Kotzias meets with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

02/12/201502/12/2015 ENstaff Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Greece, Turkey

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias met yesterday with the Foreign Minister of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, on the margins of the NATO Ministerial Meeting in Brussels.

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Deputy FM Amanatidis visits Greek community schools in Istanbul

02/12/2015 ENstaff Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Greece, Instabul, Turkey

Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Amanatidis carried out visits to Greek community schools in Istanbul on Tuesday, 1 December.

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FM Kotzias is visiting the Islamic Republic of Iran

30/11/201529/11/2015 ENstaff Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Greece, Iran, Iran-Greece Forum, Kotzias, visit

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is visiting the Islamic Republic of Iran, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas, Deputy Industry Minister Theodora Tzakri, and a Greek business delegation.

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Foreign Minister Kotzias: ‘Greece and Iran are linked by at least 4,000 years of common history’

29/11/2015 ENstaff Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Greece, Iran, Kotzias

Kotzias: “The world is changing. Nothing is as it was. This is why foreign policy must be proactive. It has to be able, in a timely manner, to recognize the problems; to study and shape alternative solutions; to be able to choose the best possible strategy and, at the same time, ensure its implementation.”

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Foreign minister Kotzias addresses EU Foreign Affairs Council

18/11/201518/11/2015 ENstaff EU, EU Foreign Affairs Council, European Union, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, government, Greece, migrants, refugee crisis, refugees, Turkey

In his intervention during the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, on Monday in Brussels, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias analyzed a number of the aspects of the management of the refugee issue.

(de g. à dr.) Jean Asselborn, ministre des Affaires étrangères et européennes (Luxembourg) ; Nikos Kotzias, ministre des Affaires étrangères (Grèce) ; Federica Mogherini, haute représentante de l’Union pour les affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité, vice-présidente de la Commission européenne (Commission européenne)

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Kotzias: Greece cannot pay the cost of others’ choices in the region

08/11/2015 ENstaff EU, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Greece, Kotzias, Schengen, Turkey

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, in his remarks concerning current political affairs, with emphasis on the migration/refugee issue, at the 12th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Nov-6), inter alia stressed: Despite the ongoing financial and social constraints facing my country, our public opinion has been sympathetic to and supportive of the refugees in a manner that corresponds to our culture and values…

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Greece – Bulgaria – Hungary discuss energy sector

06/11/2015 ENstaff Bitov, Bulgaria, energy, European Energy Security Fund, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Greece, Hungary, Kotzias, Szijjártó, TAP, Trans Adriatic Pipeline

A trilateral meeting was held in Luxembourg yesterday [Nov 5], on the margins of the 12th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, between the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Nikos Kotzias; Bulgaria, Daniel Mitov; and Hungary, Péter Szijjártó.

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FM Nikos Kotzias meets with German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier

30/10/201502/11/2015 ENstaff bilateral relations, Foreign Ministry, Germany, Greece, refugee crisis

During their meeting in Athens yesterday [Oct-29], the Foreign Ministers of Greece and Germany, Nikos Kotzias and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, looked at, among other things, the whole range of Greek-German bilateral relations.

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Foreign Minister Kotzias to meet with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

27/10/201530/10/2015 ENstaff Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Germany, Greece

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will meet with Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at 14:00 on

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Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.