The Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis
October 13, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis to participate in the EU Foreign Affairs Council and in the Second EU-Albania Accession Conference (Luxembourg, 14-15.10.2024)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis, will participate in the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, tomorrow, Monday, October 14. The Council's agenda includes the crisis in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine. Discussions will also cover the elections in Georgia and Moldova, the situation in the Horn of Africa and in Venezuela, […]
October 11, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis to attend the Berlin Process Summit (Berlin, 14.10.2024)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis, will participate in the Berlin Process Summit for the Western Balkans on Monday, October 14. The Summit agenda includes topics related to regional economic cooperation, interconnectivity, energy security, and green growth.
October 6, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ interview with "Kathimerini" newspaper and journalist Vasilis Nedos (06.10.2024)
JOURNALIST: With your Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, you were tasked with exploring whether the conditions are in place for the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the continental shelf. What does this exploratory process involve, what is the timeline and what is the procedure that will be followed? G. GERAPETRITIS: It has been roughly […]
October 5, 2024
Article by the Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis in "Parapolitika" newspaper titled "The real international footprint of Greece and potential opportunities" (05.10.2024)
From January 1st, 2025, Greece will hold a seat on the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member for a two-year term. This marks the third time our country has been elected to the most significant body in terms of its competence and prestige, since the Organization's founding in 1945. The UN Security Council […]
September 26, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ address at the high-level open session of the Security Council on "Maintenance of the international peace and security: Leadership for Peace" (New York, 26.09.2024)
Thank you, Mr. President, for giving the floor and for convening this all important high-level open debate. Ladies and gentlemen, Our discussion takes place at a time when challenges to peace and security are multifaceted and more complex than ever. The constantly deteriorating situation in the Middle East, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the grave […]
September 7, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ interview with "Status FM 107,7" radio station and journalist Dimitris Venieris (Thessaloniki, 88th Thessaloniki International Fair, 07.09.2024)
JOURNALIST: Thank you, Minister, Mr. Gerapetritis, for the honor of joining us. We are extremely honored to have you with us here on Status FM, Mr. Gerapetritis, Professor, Minister - I'm not sure which title is most significant for those of you involved in politics. G. GERAPETRITIS: I am a Minister for now, but a […]
September 2, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ statement following his contacts in Thessaloniki (02.09.2024)
In cooperation with Deputy Minister, Mr. Gioulekas, we organized a large campaign today, to bring out a high symbolism and to highlight something that the country needs. The high symbolism is that Northern Greece and Thessaloniki are an immediate and major priority for the government. They are also the driving force of Greece. Thessaloniki, Northern […]
April 1, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis to visit Cyprus (Nicosia, 02.04.2024)
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis will travel tomorrow, Tuesday, April 2, to Cyprus, where he will be received by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, and will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Constantinos Kombos.
March 19, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis’ statements following his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia, Gordan Grlić Radman (Zagreb, 19.03.2024)
Dear Minister, I would like to express my gratitude for the warm welcome I received in Croatia. A friendly country, a strong ally with whom we see things eye to eye regarding the prosperity of our peoples, the stability of the broader region and the future of Europe. One can only congratulate Croatia for the […]
December 18, 2023
The third meeting of the Council on Extroversion was successfully held today at the "Konstantinos Michalos Entrepreneurship Center," at the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at the invitation of the Secretary General for International Economic Relations and Extroversion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Enterprise Greece, […]