Venezuela

The US Ambassador to Athens welcomed the announcement by the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) to cooperate with the United States' sanctions on Venezuela until there is a change in that country’s regime. "I greatly appreciate the latest statements and...

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his full support for the people of Venezuela on Friday during a meeting in Davos, Switzerland with Juan Guaido, the opposition leader and President of the country's National Assembly. Guaido has been officially recognized...

One of the first initiatives taken on Friday by the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, was to recognize Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president. The previous leftist administration of Alexis Tsipras had an ambivalent stance on the issue. Whereas,...

Greece is aligned with the European Union's stance regarding the Venezuelan crisis, Greek Foreign Minister George Katrougalos stated on Wednesday. “In the Venezuelan crisis, Greece is aligned with Europe and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs...

A Greek national who is an outspoken opponent of Venezuela's regime has appealed for his release from a Colombian prison, where he is being held after Athens issued an arrest warrant through Interpol in July of 2018. Antonis Vathiotis appealed...

Greece's ruling left-wing party of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) issued a statement on Tuesday evening commenting on the dramatic developments in Venezuela. SYRIZA noted in its statement that the only way forward is dialogue and democracy, urging...

Greece's prime minister Alexis Tsipras warmly welcomed Bolivian president Evo Morales to Athens on Thursday, declaring that his efforts are inspiring to the Left throughout the world. "Evo Morales continues, from his position of governmental responsibility, to realize true social...

The Venezuelan ambassador to Greece on Wednesday dismissed allegations that the plane which made an unexpected stop in Athens last Saturday was shipping gold out of the country. In an interview with the Greek daily newspaper "Efimerida ton Syntakton," Freddy...

Greek authorities confirmed on Tuesday that Venezuela's foreign minister Jorge Arreaza was on board a government plane than landed unexpectedly at Athens international airport on Saturday. According to an announcement by the Greek Civil Aviation Authority, the plane carrying Arreaza...

A government plane from the South American nation of Venezuela landed in Athens on Saturday, March 2 at 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT) and reportedly stayed there for approximately four hours. This odd occurrence was revealed by Greece's SKAI TV...