The Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis
January 25, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ interview with ‘’Efimerida ton Syntakton’’ newspaper and journalist Antonis Telopoulos (25.01.2025)
JOURNALIST: Undoubtedly, significant efforts have been made over the past year to reach an understanding and convergence with the Turkish side. However, the Prime Minister's statements that seem to have partly dismissed the prospect of an appeal to The Hague, combined with the rumours about the delimitation of the EEZ between Türkiye and Syria, seem […]
January 25, 2025
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis, on the passing of the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, Anastasios (25.01.2025)
I express my deepest sorrow for the loss of the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, Anastasios. The Archbishop of Albania was a brilliant spiritual leader, an intellectual Hierarch, one of the most prominent and respected figures of the Orthodox Church. He developed a rich missionary and academic work and was distinguished for substantially […]
January 20, 2025
Handover ceremony of Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Kostas Fragogiannis and Tasos Chatzivasileiou, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis (20.01.2025)
G. GERAPETRITIS: Today is a special day for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We welcome Tasos Chatzivasileiou, the new Deputy Minister, and we bid farewell, only temporarily, to Kostas Fragogiannis. On 9 July 2019, Kostas Fragogiannis was sworn in as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy and Openness. A person who was unknown […]
January 15, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis to meet with the Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner (Athens, 16.01.2025)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis, will meet with the Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, tomorrow, Thursday, January 16, at 11:00 a.m.
January 1, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ message on the occasion of the beginning of Greece’s term as an elected member of the UN Security Council (01.01.2025)
As of today, January 1, 2025, Greece assumes the position as an elected member of the UN Security Council at a particularly critical juncture in international affairs. Greece will play an essential role in co-shaping international politics for the global security architecture and will have a significant voice, role, and responsibility in global developments. Committed […]
December 30, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ interview with Athens-Macedonian News Agency and journalist Nektaria Stamouli (30.12.2024)
JOURNALIST: Greece's term as an elected member of the UN Security Council begins on January 1. What does this mean for the country's diplomatic position? What are the opportunities for Greece? What are the objectives during its two-year term? G. GERAPETRITIS: First of all, on the occasion of the New Year, let me express my […]
December 18, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ statements following his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Marko Đurić (Athens, 18.12.2024)
I am pleased to welcome the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and dear friend, Mr. Marko Đurić, to Athens. It is with great honor and pleasure that I welcome you, dear Minister, to Athens following our meeting in New York last September, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Greece and Serbia have […]
December 17, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Marko Đurić (Athens, 18.12.2024)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis, will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Marko Đurić, tomorrow, Wednesday, December 18, at 11:00 a.m. Following the expanded talks between the delegations, the two Ministers will deliver, at 12:30 p.m., joint statements to the Press. A working lunch will follow.
December 14, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ speech at the Plenary Session of the Hellenic Parliament during the discussion on the State Budget for the fiscal year 2025 (14.12.2024)
Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen Members of Parliament, We live in an era of multiple crises. We live in the era of aggression, of climate crisis, food crisis, public health crisis, migration crisis. One only needs to look at the world map, to understand the drastic changes that are taking place today and the dangers […]
December 12, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis’ intervention at the Conference "Greece 1974-2024: 50 years of Greek Foreign Policy" (King George Hotel, 12.12.2024)
G. GERAPETRITIS: Thank you very much, Mr. Kartalis. Your Excellency, President of the Hellenic Republic, Dear friends, It is a great pleasure and honor to be with you today and particularly to be among two people who have served Greek diplomacy as Ministers of Foreign Affairs and have contributed in building the significant diplomatic capital […]