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JOURNALIST: I welcome Mr. George Gerapetritis. I really want to thank you for joining us here. Really exciting stuff going on here. This venue is just really incredible. So thank you to the Doha forum folks and the Qataris for hosting this incredible event. What I really want to start...

Before beginning, I would like to congratulate the organizers for conceiving and preparing this important gathering, and to thank them for the invitation to participate. My engagements abroad, regrettably, do not allow for my physical presence in the conference room. However, in the next few minutes, I will present certain...

In recent years, Greece has been at the centre of international developments, at the core of the European Union and NATO, playing a decisive role in the revitalization of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and, of course, on the UN Security Council. In full adherence to International...

The Meeting of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs is taking place at an extremely critical moment for the future of the Alliance and for peace worldwide. We must preserve the Alliance’s unity and cohesion, and assess the measures that will lead to substantially enhanced defense capabilities without undermining the...

It is a pleasure to be here today, and indeed this is an event to which I come with great joy. Because at this gathering, the youth of Greece comes together from all corners of the world, allowing us here, in the Metropolis, to feel that we are serving our...

The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union will address today three open wounds of the international security architecture: Gaza, Ukraine, and Sub-Saharan Africa, including the Sahel region and, in particular, Sudan. With regard to Ukraine, we welcome the new proposal for a ceasefire. The European Union and Greece have...

Over the past two and a half years, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been implementing a structured and holistic diplomatic plan consisting of three successive levels.  The first level aimed at consolidating calm in our region.  In an exceptionally complex and volatile international environment, amid two wars not...