Press Briefings
May 19, 2011
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Foreign Ministry spokesman Gregory Delavekouras
Highlights: [on a possible return to the visa system in Western Balkan countries] “Greece believes that the liberalization of visas for the countries of the Western Balkans was a very important and positive step, because it is essentially a measure directed at the societies of these countries, bringing them closer to Europe. It lets the […]
May 12, 2011
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Foreign Ministry spokesman Gregory Delavekouras
Highlights: [on the elections in Albania] “Greece is monitoring the carrying out of municipal and community elections in Albania very carefully, and especially in areas where the bulk of the Greek national minority resides.” “According to initial indications and the impressions of international observers, last Sunday’s elections went smoothly in general, though some irregularities and […]
May 4, 2011
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Foreign Ministry spokesman Gregory Delavekouras
Highlights: [on the reorganization of the Foreign Ministry] · The Foreign Minister has assigned the task to a team that is working under the Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General and includes Ministry personnel from all the branches, and they are preparing an initial draft of a plan. · This project has already begun, and in a […]
March 31, 2011
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Foreign Ministry spokesman Gregory Delavekouras
Mr. Delavekouras: Good afternoon. I’ll start with the programmes. At 11:00 on Sunday, 3 April, Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas will represent the government at the celebrations of the anniversary of the launching of Cyprus’s struggle for liberation. Within this framework, Mr. Droutsas will attend a service and lay a wreath at the tomb of the […]
March 23, 2011
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Foreign Ministry spokesman Gregory Delavekouras
Mr. Delavekouras: Good morning. This morning, Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas opened an exhibition of Greek Revolution-related documents from the Foreign Ministry archives and copies of paintings from the National Gallery’s “National Rebirth” collection. The exhibit is being organized by the Foreign Ministry’s Diplomatic and Historical Archive Department, within the framework of celebrations marking Greek Independence […]
March 16, 2011
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Foreign Ministry spokesman Gregory Delavekouras
Mr. Delavekouras: Good morning. We have handed out an information sheet to you on the ICJ procedure for the FYROM application. I also want to inform you that all of the Court proceedings will be broadcast live on the Internet, on the Court’s website, and that if you want to go to The Hague to […]
February 10, 2011
Briefing of diplomatic correspondence by Foreign Ministry spokesman Gregory Delavekouras
Main points: [on the Minister’s upcoming trips to Cyprus (14 February) and New York (17 February)] • The talks are aimed at our being able to discuss in depth the developments we have in the Cyprus issue. We had the Geneva meeting, we have a process that is in progress, but that has not moved […]
January 13, 2011
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Foreign Ministry spokesman Gregory Delavekouras
Mr. Delavekouras: Good morning and happy New Year. I’ll start with the programmes of the political leadership. At 11:00 this morning, Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas participated in the Prime Minister’s meeting with Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Liberman. At 17:00 this afternoon, Mr. Droutsas will participate in Mr. Papandreou’s meeting with Internal Market […]
December 9, 2010
Briefing of diplomatic correspondents by Foreign Ministry spokesman Gregory Delavekouras
Mr. Delavekouras: Good morning. I’ll start with the programme of the political leadership. At 15:30 today, Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas will meet with Canadian International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan, who is on a two-day visit to our country. On Saturday, 11 December, Mr. Droutsas will be in Sofia to participate in a trilateral meeting […]