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Deputy FM D. Mardas visited Berlin

19/05/2016 ENstaff business, Dimitris Mardas, Germany, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, OSCE

Minister Mardas attended a businnes conference, held in the context of the German OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office.

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Foreign Minister N. Kotzias to attend the Meeting of NATO Ministers

18/05/2016 ENstaff Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NATO, Nikos Kotzias

Mr. Kotzias will participate in a working dinner, during which there will be a consideration of the Alliance’s relations with the countries of Eastern Europe and with Russia.

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Greek Foreign Minister’s message on Europe Day

10/05/201611/05/2016 ENstaff Europe Day, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias

“The European Union needs to show, in practice, that it thinks strategically and has a democratic, social and political vision”, said Nikos Kotzias.

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Alternate FM Nikos Xydakis received Finnish Minister Hanna Mäntylä

06/05/201606/05/2016 ENstaff Finland, Greece, Hanna Mäntylä, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Xydakis

The conversation focused on current developments and in particular on the issues of the Greek reform programme and the refugee/migration crisis.

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Greek Foreign Ministry welcomes ceasefire agreement in Syria

06/05/2016 ENstaff Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Syria

The Greek Foreign Ministry welcomed the achievement of an agreement on restoring the ceasefire in Syria; a ceasefire that now includes Aleppo.

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Greek-Turkish relations on the focus of the National Council on Foreign Policy

27/04/201627/04/2016 ENstaff foreign policy, Greece, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, Turkey

The National Council on Foreign Policy on Tuesday convened, under the chairmanship of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. The meeting focused on the course of Greek-Turkish relations.

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Meeting of Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, FYROM on cross-border cooperation

25/04/2016 ENstaff Albania, Bulgaria, FYROM, Greece, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

It was the first meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Interior of the four neighboring countries of Greece in Southern Balkans.

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Alternate FM N. Xydakis attended memorial ceremony in Ravensbrück

19/04/2016 ENstaff Berlin, Germany, Holocaust, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Xydakis, Ravensbrück

Alternate FM Xydakis participated in a memorial ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the liberation of Ravensbrück concentration camp.

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Deputy FM Mardas met with state officials and entepreneurs in Berlin

07/04/2016 ENstaff business, Dimitris Mardas, Germany, Greece, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Dimitris Mardas participated in the Greek-German Business Forum entitled, “Restoring confidence and navigating for new trade, investment and start-ups”, organized by Economist Greece.

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The Greek Foreign Ministry concerned over recent incidents in Nagorno-Karabakh

05/04/201607/04/2016 ENstaff Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nagorno-Karabakh

The Ministry calls on the two sides “to exercise restraint and composure in order to return, as soon as possible, to the process of dialogue”.

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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.