Yiannis Amanatidis
Diplomacy
Enthusiasm and Protests Mark Erdogan's Thrace Visit (video)
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's highly controversial visit to the Thrace Muslim community, was marked by enthusiastic crowds and a few protests by the local community.
Erdogan visited the Muslim community in Komotini; a town in northern Greece, which once belonged...
Greece
The Holy Light has Arrived in Greece
The evening of the Holy Light has arrived and a special ceremony will be held in "El. Venizelos".
Today on Jerusalem's Holy Saturday the Greek delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Amanatidis, arrived to take the Holy Light.
Mr. Amanatidis...
Greece
UN Human Rights Chief Praises Greece for Efforts to Manage Refugee Crisis
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, hailed Greece’s efforts to manage the refugee crisis in the organization’s annual report, while also expressing concern for the effects of closed borders on the well-being of...
Greece
Greek Deputy ForMin: EU Recognizes Greece's Efforts on Refugees Issue
Greece is dealing successfully with the refugee crisis, Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Amanatidis said on Friday in an interview with Praktorio 104.9 FM.
He also expressed optimism that the European Union and the institutions will recognize the efforts being...
Greece
Greek President Recieves IAO Delegation Speaks on Refugees, Orthodoxy, and Human Worth
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday stressed the need to end sources of conflict in the Middle East and deal with the region's refugees, as he received members of the International Secretariat and Committee Chairpersons and...
Greece
Holy Light in Athens on Special Flight from Jerusalem
The Holy Light, also known as Holy Fire, was lit in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, and it was delivered to the faithful waiting...