Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis meets with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan, Anar Huseynov (Athens, 23 June 2020)

Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis had a courtesy meeting today with Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Greece, Anar Huseynov. During the meeting, they reconfirmed the good relations between Greece and Azerbaijan and expressed a shared desire to strengthen them further.

There was an extensive discussion of the current Greek Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, with the Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs briefing the Azerbaijani Ambassador on our country’s priorities.

Finally, Mr. Huseynov briefed Mr. Varvitsiotis on Azerbaijan’s initiative for convening a special videoconference session of the UN General Assembly to discuss the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 23, 2020