Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Amanatidis met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, 4 August 2017, with the new Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Jens Plötner.The meeting, which took place in a friendly climate, focused on the implementation of the "Action Plan for Greek-German Bilateral Cooperation," in whose framework Mr. Plötner invited Mr. Amanatidis to visit Berlin this coming September, accompanied by representatives of the co-competent ministries.The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs accepted the invitation to this first meeting in the context of the "Action Plan for Greek-German Bilateral Cooperation," which is expected to lay the groundwork for a new era in Greek-German bilateral relations. The "Action Plan for Greek-German Bilateral Cooperation" was established in the joint declaration of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Greece and the Federal Republic of Germany, signed on 3 December 2016 by Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias and his German counterpart.