Kotzias

The stalemate over Cyprus should be resolved, Greece and Russia said on Wednesday, a day after historic steps were taken to end the Athens/Skopje 'Macedonia' name dispute. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias was in Moscow for a meeting with Russian...

Political visits are often stuffy, formal occasions but for Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, a trip to Belgrade ended in an unlikely musical duet with his hosts' deputy prime minister. Footage from Serbian news site Blic, shared across Greek media,...

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is briefing the leaders of the country's opposition parties on Monday regarding talks over the 'Macedonia' name dispute. However, the leader of the largest opposition New Democracy party, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has refused to meet Kotzias, delegating...

UN special representative on the FYROM name issue Matthew Nimetz expressed optimism after talks between Greece and Skopje in Vienna on Friday, saying that progress had been made on all fronts. In statements after meetings between the two foreign ministers,...

Greek diplomacy broke new ground on Thursday as Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias became the first high-ranking state official to fly directly to Skopje in 12 years. Photographs published on Thursday evening showed Kotzias alighting from a government jet at Skopje International...

"It is time for decisions and I believe we are there," was the view of UN mediator Matthew Nimetz speaking after a meeting on the 'Macedonia' issue with senior officials in Athens on Tuesday. Nimetz is visiting Greece and the...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias sent a joint message to Ankara on Wednesday following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent statements rejecting the Lausanne Treaty. Lavrov stated that Turkey is obliged to respect international...

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias chaired a meeting on the developments in Turkey following the failed coup attempt and safety in the region. Greece unequivocally condemned the coup attempt in Turkey during this meeting on Sunday, and it was stated...

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...