Katerina Sakellaropoulou

During his customary monthly briefing at the Presidential Mansion, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his dissatisfaction with the conversion of a former Byzantine church in Istanbul, the Monastery of Chora, into a mosque.

He pledged to raise the issue with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to Ankara next Monday.

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou wrapped up her official visit to Chile unveiling a replica of the Kore statue from the Archaic period that will go on display at Santiago's Grecia metro station. Donated by the Acropolis Museum the artefact is meant to symbolize the friendly ties between the two nations.

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Chile's counterpart Gabriel Boric shake hands at La Moneda government palace in Santiago, Chile, on April 24, 2024. Sakellaropoulou is on an official visit to Chile, following an invitation by Boric.

Acknowledgement and vigilance is required for the victims of the Armenian Genocide, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said in a statement on Wednesday, marking the 109th anniversary since the start of a systematic extermination of one and a half million Armenians during the last period of the Ottoman Empire.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has wrapped up her visit to Uruguay with the laying of a wreath at the statue of the country's national hero, José Artigas.

Sakellaropoulou then went to the parliament building, where she was welcomed by Uruguayan Vice-President Beatriz Argimón and given a tour of the space where the country's first constitution is kept.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA - The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympics was lit by the sun's rays in a dress rehearsal in ancient Olympia on Monday ahead of Tuesday's official ceremony that will mark the final stretch to the Games in France.

Greece supports the aspirations of the Belarusian people for democracy and human rights, President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has told exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

Every country that wants to become a member of the European Union "must fulfill the conditions," Natasa Pirc Musar, the president of Slovenia, tells Kathimerini, discussing the integration of the Western Balkans.

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday called for ongoing support for Ukraine against Russian aggression.

This year's Delphi Economic Forum, which attracts global attendance, will take place next week, from Wednesday to Saturday (April 10-13), under the theme "The Great Transition," its president, Symeon Tsomokos, said at a press conference in Athens on Wednesday.