Georgios Katrougalos

Greek Foreign Minister George Katrougalos will visit Paris on Wednesday for talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian.
The two officials will discuss issues of regional and international interest, including the situation in Syria and Libya and the European prospects of Western Balkan countries.

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos (left) and his Cyprus counterpart Nikos Christodoulides (second left) listen to Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil (right) during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday.

US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan has reaffirmed Washington's commitment to "deepen bilateral cooperation and to continue progress made in key areas since the December 2018 launch of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue," the State Department said in an announcement on Friday.

The Greece-Qatar Business Council is organizing a business mission to Qatar on May 1-3 on the occasion of the visit to Doha by Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos.

The business mission is planned with the support of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Greece and Qatar, as well as the Qatar Chamber of Commerce & Industry (QCCI).

With concern mounting over a recent spike in Turkish transgressions, Greece's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday handed Turkish Ambassador in Athens Burak Ozugergin a demarche in protest at the harassment on Monday by fighter jets of the helicopter transporting Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to the eastern Aegean island of Agathonisi to attend an event marking the anniversary of Greece's 1821 uprising

In a message to Greeks on the occasion of the country's March 25 national holiday, which marks the start of the 1821 Greek revolution against Ottoman rule, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday issued a message noting the strategic nature of US-Greek relations.

In a resolution on the occasion of the 198th anniversary of Greek independence, the US Senate has emphasized Greece's geostrategic significance and hailed the enhanced framework of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

The resolution, signed by 27 Senators, noted Greece's dedication through time to the values of democracy and freedom.

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos has condemned a grenade attack on the Rusian consulate in Athens in the early hours of Friday, which caused minor damage and no injuries.

The joint statements on Thursday by Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Antalya, that Ankara should not be excluded from the unfolding energy game in the Eastern Mediterranean, sparked a war of words between the government and opposition New Democracy.

Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos on Thursday expressed the hope that Greece and Turkey can boost understanding and ease tensions following talks in Antalya with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.