Alternate FM Nikos Xydakis visits Austria, Hungary and Slovakia
He will hold talks on the refugee crisis, while he will ask for further material and moral assistance from Greece’s European partners.
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Foreign minister Kotzias: ‘We are carrying out open, honest discussions with Turkey’
KOTZIAS: “I think that Greek-Turkish relations are relations that have a number of problems that must be solved, and the solution will be based on international law as well as on trust between the two peoples and the corresponding competent services… We are carrying out open, honest discussions, and I think that the state of trust is better than it was a year ago.”
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Deputy FM Mardas met with Polish Ambassador
Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas met at the Foreign Ministry with the Polish Ambassador to Athens, Anna Barbarzak and discussed issues related to the two countries’ diplomatic and economic relations.
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World leaders pledged over $10bn aid for Syrian refugees
The leaders of Germany, Kuwait, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United Nations agreed on a comprehensive new approach on how to respond to the Syria crisis.
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The “Supporting Syria and the Region” conference currently underway in London
A Greek delegation headed by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is currently in London, where Mr Tsipras is expected to meet with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Deputy FM Mardas met with Ambassadors of Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand
The Ambassadors briefed the Deputy FM on the current developments in ASEAN economies and the current activities of the ASEAN committee in Athens.
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Foreign Ministers Kotzias – Mammadyarov meet in Baku, Azerbaijan
KOTZIAS: “I express my support for the Minsk Group’s efforts to find a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. The President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs gave me information for a better understanding of the position of our friends in Azerbaijan on this issue.”
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FM Kotzias visits Baku, flies to Amsterdam, then Tehran
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias departs today [Feb-2] for Baku, where he will carry out an official visit at the invitation of his counterpart the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov.
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FM Secretary General Tsipras met with Russian Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Alexander Tsybulskiy
Talks focused on the countries’ interregional cooperation and the establishment of a permanent working group.
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Deputy FM Mardas visited Palestine
Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas met with the Palestinian Minister for European Affairs, Amal Zatu and discussed issues of cooperation, in the sectors of construction, building materials and commerce.
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