Nikos Kotzias

Conservative New Democracy has asked Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou to investigate claims that Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said certain ministers have been funded by Hungarian-American billionaire financier George Soros. 

The main opposition on Thursday called on judicial authorities to investigate allegations on possible crimes allegedly mentioned in a yet unpublished nine-page resignation letter submitted by former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last week.

The main opposition on Thursday called on judicial authorities to investigate allegations on possible crimes allegedly mentioned in a yet unpublished nine-page resignation letter submitted by former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last week.

Greek foreign policy is dictated by a sense of "responsibility and confidence" and the country's will to resolve tensions with Turkey should not be viewed as a sign of weakness, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias reportedly told Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram, ahead of the tripartite summit with Egypt and Cyprus in Crete on Wednesday.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias was in Barcelona on Monday to join his European and regional counterparts at the 3rd Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean.

The summit, now in its 10th year, is to focus on regional issues and prospects for cooperation.

It is to be opened by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Spanish foreign minister Josep Borrell.

The referendum in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is not a legal prerequisite for the name deal signed with Greece in June to go through, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Monday night, as the government in Skopje juggled with the results of a majority "yes" vote, but with a turnout of less than 50 percent.

The promotion of economic and energy cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean was at the center of talks between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Wess Mitchell, assistant US secretary of state for European affairs, in New York Tuesday, diplomatic sources said.

We are living in a time of major geopolitical changes. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias's recent visit to Norway gave him an excellent opportunity to convey to a Norwegian audience how Greece will meet these challenges. Earlier this month, Kotzias set out the principles and main elements of Greece's foreign policy at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.

A day after Greece's junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) took issue with Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias over his remarks that the Macedonia name deal should be ratified by the present Parliament, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday met with ANEL chief Panos Kammenos in an apparent bid to ease tension.

Cracks with the ruling coalition appeared again on Thursday, with junior partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) taking issue with Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias over his remarks that the Macedonia name deal should be ratified by the present Parliament.