Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis is due to meet with the US senator for New Jersey, Cory Booker, at 12 noon on Tuesday.

Booker is a member of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, among other committees.
The meeting was originally scheduled for 11 a.m.

Gerapetritis was in Luxembourg on Monday for the EU's Foreign Affairs Council meeting. [AMNA]

Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis and his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo emphasized the ties of friendship and common values between Greece and the Philippines during a joint press conference in Athens on Thursday. 

Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told Reuters on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reshuffled his conservative government, overseeing the departure of four ministers and seven deputy ministers. Below is the full list of his new set of ministers and their deputies.

Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Minister: Kostis Hatzidakis

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said from Jordan on Tuesday that Greece will undertake initiatives for "beneficial results in the Middle East." 

In statements after his participation in the International Emergency Humanitarian Response Conference for Gaza, Gerapetritis stressed that, "once again, Greece was invited to the international conference and presented its views." 

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived in China for a three-day visit on June 3, following an invitation from his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.

Fidan met with a senior Chinese official and delivered a speech on "Türkiye-China Relations in the Changing World Order" on the first day of his visit to Beijing, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Turkiye has underlined once again that the armed conflict risks to spread to the broader region of the Middle East after Israel's harsh military offensive into Gaza.

Türkiye will reiterate its expectations from the European Union in regard to the modernization of the customs union and visa liberalization during EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations Oliver Varhelyi's visit to Ankara, the Turkish diplomatic sources have said.

Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, heads to the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, for a two-day visit. 

Dendias will meet with UAE's Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Mohammed bin Mubarak Fadel Al Mazroue. They will discuss deepening the two countries' strategic relationship and cooperation on defense industry projects. 

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will to travel to Prague on Thursday for talks with his Czech counterpart, Jan Lipavsky.

The ministry said that the two ministers will issue joint statements at noon, following extensive discussions between their respective delegations. A working lunch is set to follow the talks.