Ambassador Maisonnave sees multilevel cooperation between France, Greece

France's new ambassador to Greece, Patrick Maisonnave, calls for cooperation on multiple levels between Athens and Paris on issues ranging from security to investment in his first interview in Greece.

Maisonnave tells Kathimerini that France will defend its interests in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - where French company Total has signed a licensing agreement for hydrocarbon exploration along with Italy's Eni - while stressing that Turkey is a player that does not always cooperate at the regional level.

Greece has gone from being at the center of the economic crisis to the center of complex geopolitical developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans. How can Greece and France work more closely in these areas?

I was here 12 years ago, just before the start of the financial crisis. Twelve years later I discover a country that...

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