Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Kotzias, to visit India, Singapore and the Republic of Korea (27 November-1 December 2017)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, will carry out visits to India, Singapore and South Korea.His first stop will be New Delhi, where, on Monday 27 November, he will meet with his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj, subsequently speaking at the Observer Research Foundation, an independent think tank, on the subject of Greece’s role and initiatives in the region of Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. The minister will also be meeting with the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mobashar Jawed Akbar, and visit Gandhi Smriti.On Wednesday 29 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will travel to Singapore, where he will meet with his counterpart, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan.The last stop on Mr. Kotzias’ trip will be Seoul, where, on Thursday, 30 November, he will meet with the Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kang Kyung-wha, and will subsequently be received by Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon. Lastly, he will be meeting with His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea.

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Cyprus, Greece, Egypt Team for Gas Line to Europe

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Greek Prime minister Alexis Tsipras endorsed a gas export pipeline from Cyprus to Egypt and the […] The post Cyprus, Greece, Egypt Team for Gas Line to Europe appeared first on The National Herald.

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Chaos Over Athens e-Ticket Metro Scheme, Barriers Open

ATHENS – Despite having more than a year to prepare, the metro system in Greece’s capital system hasn’t been able to get a new e-ticket […] The post Chaos Over Athens e-Ticket Metro Scheme, Barriers Open appeared first on The National Herald.

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Greece a Power of Safety and peace in the Balkans, Wider Region, President Says

President Prokopios Pavlopoulos asked from Turkey ‘Total, sincere and in practice proof of the respect to the international and the European law’ at an event […] The post Greece a Power of Safety and peace in the Balkans, Wider Region, President Says appeared first on The National Herald.

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Greek Finance Minister Admits SYRIZA’s Budget’s Unfair

ATHENS – Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, who earlier said Greece’s middle class was deliberately overtaxed to pay a holiday bonus to low-income pensioners, now told […] The post Greek Finance Minister Admits SYRIZA’s Budget’s Unfair appeared first on The National Herald.

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After Deadly Floods, Greek Towns Face Water Problems

ATHENS – Towns west of Greece’s capital trying to recover from deadly floods ironically have water problems of another kind as usage has soared so […] The post After Deadly Floods, Greek Towns Face Water Problems appeared first on The National Herald.

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N. Kotzias on a 5-day tour to India, Singapore and South Korea

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will be in Southeast Asia from 27 November to 1 December where he will hold official visits to countries in the region as part of the multi

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