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Nikos Kotzias: The Architect of the Prespa Agreement Pushed Out from Tsipras' Ship
The resignation of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Wednesday was so sudden and unexpected that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras did not have a replacement in mind, so he decided to take the difficult foreign policy portfolio himself.
The cabinet...
Diplomacy
Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias Resigns
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias resigned on Wednesday, a day after a tense cabinet meeting during which he clashed with Defense Minister Panos Kammenos over the Prespa accord.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras thanked Kotzias for his services over the last...
Diplomacy
FM Nikos Kotzias: Greece is a Pillar of Stability in an Unstable Region
Greece is a pillar of stability in a region that is still extremely unstable, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Saturday at the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York.
Kotzias stressed that Greece follows a multidimensional external policy amid...
Greece
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias Says Greek State Strives to Unify Orthodox Churches
The Greek state contributes in every way towards the unity of all the Orthodox Churches, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Thursday after his arrival at Chania, in Crete, where he will host a dinner for the Primates of...
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Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias: "Of Course There Was No Genocide of the Chams"
"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
Nikos Kotzias: Greece Has Requested a Plan B from the EC Regarding the Refugee Issue
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
Prosecutor Orders Probe Following Kotzias Lawsuit
Supreme Court Prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou has ordered an investigation following a lawsuit filed by former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias for defamation and dissemination of false news against him.
Kotzias resigned last month after a rift with Defense Minister Panos Kammenos...
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Former Greek FM Kotzias: FYROM Name Deal will Halt Turkish Influence in Balkans
The Prespa agreement signed with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will bring stability to the Balkans and curb Turkey's influence in the region, said former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias on Monday.
These remarks were delivered in Crete as...
Greece
Casual-mannered Comment by Greece's Former FM Kotzias Draws Criticism from Opposition
Following the casual-mannered announcement by Greece's former Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Saturday that Greece is ready to extend its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles, the country's main opposition party sounded off against the...
Greece
Greek PM Tsipras Refuses to Publicize Kotzias Resignation Letter
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stated on Friday his refusal to publicize the content of the resignation letter left in his office by former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias, who vacated his post on Wednesday.
Kotzias has asserted that the Tsipras...
Greece
Former FM Kotzias Challenges Greek Government to Publish Resignation Letter
Former Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, who resigned on Wednesday after an angry exchange with Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, has challenged the government to publish his lengthy resignation letter.
“They should publish my letter of resignation," said Kotzias. "In its nine...
Diplomacy
State Department thanks departing Greek FM Kotzias
The U.S. State Department thanked departing Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias for the Prespa agreement and for his role in improving Greece-U.S. relations.
These comments came on Wednesday following Kotzias' unexpected resignation, and were related to Greece's state-run ANA-MPA news...
Diplomacy
FYROM's Collapse Would Be Worst-Case Scenario for Greece Says Greek FM Kotzias
''There can be no policy that is better for the future of the Balkans than cooperation between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM),'' Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said in an interview with the Greek public broadcaster...
Cyprus
Greece's Kotzias Meets with Cypriot Counterpart in New York
Greece and Cyprus share common positions on the Cyprus problem, Cyprus' Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides, said on Monday after a meeting he had in New York with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias.
Christodoulides said that they exchange views and coordinate...
Diplomacy
Greece's Kotzias Expects Prespa Agreement to Reach Greek Parliament in January
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his German counterpart Heiko Maas agreed during their meeting in Athens on Thursday that the Prespa Agreement signed by Athens and Skopje was an "historic opportunity" for a solution to the name dispute...