Press Briefings
February 10, 2026
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Zochiou (Athens, 10.02.2026)
L. ZOCHIOU: Good morning. We will begin with the High-Level Cooperation Council. Tomorrow, February 11, the 6th High-Level Cooperation Council between Greece and Türkiye will be held in Ankara. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by: * Mr. George Gerapetritis, Minister of Foreign Affairs * Mr. Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Economy & Finance * Mr. […]
January 14, 2026
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Zochiou (Athens, 14.01.2026)
L. ZOCHIOU: Good morning and Happy New Year. I would like to start with a statement regarding the attack against two Greek-owned tankers in the Black Sea: We strongly condemn the attacks against civilian vessels of Greek interests. Such actions endanger the safety of crews and may also have serious environmental consequences. According to information received […]
December 3, 2025
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Zochiou (2.12.2025)
L. ZOCHIOU: Good morning. We will proceed directly with certain remarks regarding the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ schedule in the coming period. Ahead of Mr. Gerapetritis’ participation in the Meeting of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3, in Brussels, I would like to note the following: The Meeting is taking place […]
November 19, 2025
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Zochiou (18.11.2025)
L. ZOCHIOU: Good day to all. We will start with the most important developments of the last few days. I will first refer to yesterday's adoption of the U.S. draft resolution on Gaza by the United Nations Security Council. Greece, as an elected member of the Security Council, played an active role in the negotiations […]
November 6, 2025
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Zochiou (05.11.2025)
L. ZOCHIOU: Good day. I will begin with the most recent developments, namely the meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Ambassador of the United States of America to Greece, Ms. Guilfoyle, following the presentation of her credentials to the President of the Hellenic Republic. During the courtesy meeting, both sides reaffirmed the […]
October 16, 2025
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Zochiou (15.10.2025)
L. ZOCHIOU:Good day. Welcome. Let us begin with the latest developments. Yesterday, the visit of the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates to Athens took place, just one day after the historic Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The Minister of Foreign Affairs was there, accompanying the Prime Minister. It was a historic day […]
October 2, 2025
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Zochiou (02.10.2025)
L. ZOCHIOU: Welcome to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I will begin with a statement οn the latest developments regarding the Global Sumud Flotilla. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is closely monitoring the situation. We remain in constant communication with our Embassy in Tel Aviv. The Ambassador of Greece to Israel will visit the 27 […]
September 18, 2025
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Zochiou (17.09.2025)
L. ZOCHIOU: Good morning. As you know, we are expecting a visit from the Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs later this morning, so I will start with an introductory statement, and then we will move on to your questions. Let me start with New York. The Minister will travel to New York on September 21, […]
September 4, 2025
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Zochiou (03.09.2025)
L. ZOCHIOU: Welcome to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to our first regular briefing of diplomatic correspondents. Extraordinary briefings will also be scheduled, if needed. We consider briefings useful, because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can thereby communicate its positions, initiatives and actions, while you can also receive information directly from the Ministry in a […]