News from Greece

JOURNALIST: Your Excellency, how would you describe the current format of the strategic partnership between Greece and Serbia? G. GERAPETRITIS: Greece and Serbia are not only close geographically, but also historically. We maintain long-standing historical, cultural and religious relations, forged over time. Our peoples are connected by exceptional bonds of...

G. GERAPETRITIS: Good day, dear Minister, dear Marko. It is wonderful not only to come to the city that feels like my second home, but also to have the opportunity to talk to you. We meet very regularly, on many occasions, but it's different to be here at the headquarters...

Today, from Sofia and from the Summit of the South-East European Cooperation Process, a highly important conference concerning all the countries of South-Eastern Europe, a region critical for the stability and prosperity of Europe and the world, particularly at this complex juncture. At a juncture of great vulnerability, with wars...

I would like to warmly thank Grant Thornton for giving me, first and foremost, the opportunity to participate in a forum where numbers and logic prevail over intolerance and passion, and where we can engage in a discussion that leads to a productive outcome. As I was listening to the...

Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis met today, Monday, June 8, with His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, in the context of the latter’s official visit to Athens. During the meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed the commitment of the Greek State to continue supporting the Patriarchate and...

Your Beatitude, For Greece and Hellenism, your visit is a blessing of profound spiritual significance. The Holy Sepulchre Brotherhood has as the foremost and principal purpose of its existence the custody of the Holy Sepulchre and the All-Holy Shrines of all Christendom. The rights of the Patriarchate are a matter...

We are in Cyprus today for the Informal Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs. It is important to discuss, today more than ever, in the midst of multiple crises and global hostility, the issue of the European Union's strategic autonomy. Strategic autonomy signifies competitiveness, but competitiveness with cohesion and...