George Katrougalos

Greece's foreign minister has said it's in the best interests of his country, Cyprus and the European Union that Turkey's faltering bid to join the bloc stays on track.

Greek Foreign Minister George Katrougalos (l) takes a cellphone photo outside the Great Hall of the People before the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Tuesday. [AP]

North Macedonia's Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov, has said Greece has enhanced its status by negotiating and ratifying the Prespes Agreement that gave his country a new name.

Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum Friday, Dimitrov said that the way a country treats its weaker neighbors says a lot about its character.

North Macedonia's Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov, has said Greece has enhanced its status by negotiating and ratifying the Prespes Agreement that gave his country a new name.

Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum Friday, Dimitrov said that the way a country treats its weaker neighbors says a lot about its character.

US Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan has spoken with Greek Foreign Minister George Katrougalos to congratulate him on his recent appointment and to commend the Greek Parliament's ratification of the Prespes accord and the NATO accession protocol for the Republic of North Macedonia.

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt congratulated Giorgos Katrougalos on Friday for his appointment as foreign minister, following a mini cabinet reshuffle earlier in the day.

"Warmest congratulations to George Katrougalos on his newly elevated role as Foreign Minister of Greece," he said in a tweet.

Greek lawmakers began debating changes to the country's constitution on Tuesday, with party rapporteurs making their opening statements.

Speaking on behalf of SYRIZA, Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos urged all parties to act "responsibly" in order to achieve a wide consensus.

Greece will send a diplomatic notification Monday informing the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) of its ratification of the Prespes Agreement and FYROM's NATO Accession Protocol, Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos said Sunday.

Nikola Dimitrov, foreign minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, told a press conference in the capital Skopje Sunday that he has been "assured" by Greek Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos that Athens remains "strongly committed" to completing its part of the name deal, the resignation of junior coalition partner Panos Kammenos notwithstanding.

The significance of the Strategic Dialogue between the United States and Greece for bilateral ties was at the center of talks Tuesday between Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos and US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, according to a report by the state run Athens Macedonian news agency.