Nikos Kotzias

The recent provocative act of Albanian Chams raising a banner during a Euro 2016 football game accusing Greece of "genocide of 100,000 Chams" brought back an issue that has actually closed about 20 years ago. During the recent visit of...

"Of course there was no genocide of the Chams," Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said Sunday  in statements to Mega TV regarding the provocative banners at the Albania - Switzerland football match. Kotzias attributed the new challenge of the Albanian nationalists to...

Greece has requested an alternative plan from the European Commision in case the EU-Turkey agreement regarding the refugee and migrant issue goes awry, Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Kotzias, revealed in an interview at Proto Programma. However, Kotzias admitted that Turkey has...

Greece and Albania agreed on Monday to create a plan to resolve all outstanding national issues that create tension between the two neighbors. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias made an official visit to Tirana and met with his Albanian counterpart...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, on an official visit to Tirana on Monday and Tuesday, received an angry reception outside the Albanian Foreign Ministry where a group of angry Albanians, known as Chams, tried to block his entry into...

Greece's foreign ministry on Sunday issued an announcement that criticized references made by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Foreign Minister Dimir Bushati regarding a "Cham issue" that Greece considers firmly closed. "Albania needs to realize that its European course...

Greece inaugurated a General Consulate in the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, Erbil, on May 13. An Office of Commercial Affairs already operated in Erbil. The office appertained to the Consulate of Greece in Baghdad, and aimed to promote commercial and...

The Greek ambassador returned to Austria on Wednesday, putting an official end to an acrimonious argument that began after the shut-down of the Balkan route to central Europe for migrants. Austria was the country that organized the closing of the...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Friday two important meetings on the refugee issue have been planned for April 14 and April 21-22 in Thessaloniki, with the participation of neighboring countries. Speaking during a briefing of the press, Kotzias...

A new project that will allow Greeks living abroad to request and receive official certificates online from the country’s consular offices around the world was unveiled by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Interior Minister Panos Kouroumblis on Friday. Speaking during...