Barrage of contacts for the Minister of Foreign Affairs – He met with his Cypriot counterpart Yiannis Kasoulidis
The Minister of Foreign Affairs had a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Giannis Kasoulidis today, Monday, Nikos Dendias as part of its High Level week of the 77th UN General Assembly who discussed, among other things, the issue of Turkish provocation.
“Greece and Cyprus have always come together with one axis and one common gospel: adherence to International Law, to the rights of independence and territorial integrity of all states, and, of course, to the International Law of the Sea,” said Nikos Dendias, among others to reporters after the meeting.
At the same time, he sent a message to Turkey and its challenges in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean stressing that “any revisionism, wherever it comes from, from whatever country it starts – and, in fact, with the effort to use the energy situation as a weapon against of certain states and to attempt changes on the ground – will find us opposed”.
I met today with my Cypriot counterpart @IKasoulides. We discussed continued coordination & close cooperation 🇬🇷-🇨🇾 on all current issues, ahead of my contacts on the sidelines of the UNGA. pic.twitter.com/Mxhu47amvz
— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) September 19, 2022
“It is customary, but it is also very useful to coordinate each time and discuss the contacts we will have and the efforts we can make together. I would like to take this opportunity to express the strongest satisfaction of Greece for the lifting of the embargo on the sale of arms to the Republic of Cyprus. I think they deserve thanks as well [Υπουργό Εξωτερικών των ΗΠΑ] Antony Blinken, but also to Senators Menendez and Rubio. But I would like to say that in essence this is a reward for the consistent attitude of the Republic of Cyprus all these years. The new perception, which exists, of total cooperation against any form of aggression” added Mr. Dendias.
“In this context, we had the opportunity together to have a tripartite meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. He explained to us what is happening in the South Caucasus, and we had the opportunity to formulate together our firm position in favor of the independence and territorial integrity of Armenia”, added the Foreign Minister.
Finally, responding to the meetings he will have during his presence in New York, the Foreign Minister typically stated that “I will have more than 30 contacts, and if you take into account a large number of contacts that Prime Minister K. Mitsotakis will also have , who is coming to New York tomorrow, I think in total we will have more than 40-45 meetings.
I think it is a brilliant opportunity to deepen relations we already have, but also to explain to all our interlocutors the constructive role that Greece plays in its wider region – both in the Balkans and in the Eastern Mediterranean. And, of course, to promote the great national issue of Cyprus”.
At the beginning of his visit, Nikos Dendias had a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan, Ayman Safadi.
At the beginning of my visit to New York for the High Level week of the 77th UN General Assembly, I met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Affairs 🇯🇴 A. Safadi. Update on developments in Palestine, Syria, Iraq. Discussion on the developments in the wider region & cooperation in Municipal Organizations. pic.twitter.com/2IYFnIB5RT
— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) September 19, 2022
“Update on developments in Palestine, Syria, Iraq. Discussion on the developments in the wider region and cooperation in international organizations” says Nikos Dendias in his post on social media.
From today until Friday, September 23, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will hold a series of bilateral and multilateral contacts, while he is also expected to participate in meetings of the Prime Minister.
Nikos Dendias also participated in a tripartite meeting with the foreign ministers of Cyprus Ioannis Kasoulidis and Armenia’s Ararat Mirzoyan. At the same time, he is expected to meet with the leadership of the American Jewish Committee, with the president of the 77th General Assembly Csaba Korosi, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares ) and with the EU foreign ministers.
In a meeting 🇬🇷🇦🇲🇨🇾 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, I discussed with the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus I.Kasoulidis & Armenia A.Mirzoyan about the escalation of Turkish rhetoric, the prospects for resolving the Cyprus issue, the recent bombing of Armenian territory by Azerbaijan and the EU-Armenia relations. pic.twitter.com/rjDOjDHix6
— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) September 19, 2022
The program of Nikos Dendias
Tomorrow, Tuesday September 20, the foreign minister will represent Greece at the opening of the work of the UN General Assembly, will meet with the Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry and will participate in the tripartite meeting of the foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt. He will also meet with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki, as well as his Georgian counterparts Ilia Darchiashvili, Chad Sherif Mahamat Zene and Rwandan Vincent Biruta (Vincent Biruta).
On Wednesday, Nikos Dendias will have bilateral contacts with the foreign ministers of the Dominican Republic, Roberto Alvarez Gil, and Jamaica’s Kamina Johnson Smith, while he will participate in a high-level event “Prevention of the Safer Tanker Spill in the Red Sea” organized by Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra. (Wopke Hoekstra). Afterwards, he will meet with the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, and with the Foreign Minister of Panama, Erika Mouynes.
On Thursday, is scheduled to meet with the foreign ministers of Moldova Nicu Popescu, North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, Madagascar Richard James Randriamandrato, Mauritania Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug ), with US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, Indian Foreign Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. He will also participate in the Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of Ancient Civilizations and the Transatlantic Dinner with the participation of the American Secretary of State Antony Blinken, while he will also meet with the Minister of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates for International Cooperation Rem al Hashimi (Reem Al Hashimy).
The manufacture, Nikos Dendias will meet with his Tanzanian counterparts Liberata Mulamula, the Philippines’ Enrique Manalo and Palau’s Gustav Aitaro. He will then sit in on a working lunch of the Foreign Ministers of the South-East European Cooperation Process
In the context of the above meetings, as stated in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in addition to issues of strengthening bilateral relations, issues of regional and global interest will be discussed, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the energy crisis, developments in North Africa, the Southeast Mediterranean, the Western Balkans, as well as the promotion of the Greek candidacy for a seat on the UN Security Council in the period 2025-26, the candidacy for the Human Rights Council in the period 2028-30 and the presidency of the UN General Assembly in 2035. , a number of bilateral agreements are also expected to be signed.
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