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Overview of Foreign Minister Kotzias’ participation in Ministerial Week of the UN General Assembly

While participating in the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly, in New York City, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias accompanied Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to meetings with the Presidents of China, Xi Jinpin; Egypt, Abdel Fatah Al Sisi; the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades; Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas; Brazil, Dilma Rousseff; and Equador, Rafael Correa. Mr.

CHP to engage both Syrian opposition, regime

The Republican People's Party (CHP) has outlined a prospective foreign policy that would engage both "the Syrian administration" and "the Syrian opposition" in a departure from the Turkish government's current course.

"We will not take sides in the ongoing war in Syria," the CHP said in its election manifesto, which was announced by leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu on Sept. 30.

Two Turkeys in the Syria crisis

As Russia and the United States work on formulas as inclusive as possible to find a solution to the Syrian crisis, without letting the Islamist factions take over the entire country, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the European Union on Sept. 28 to do more to confront the migration crisis stemming from the four-year-old Syrian civil war.

Foreign Minister’s scheduled meetings on sidelines of 70th UN General Assembly

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, accompanying Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, will participate in the proceedings of the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations Organization, which will take place from 25 September to 2 October 2015, in New York City.

EU's Timmermans Warns of Potential 'Surge' of Far Right over Migrant Crisis

There would be a surge in right-wing extremism across Europe unless the migrant crisis isn't tackled properly, the European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans warned on Thursday.

'Sustainable solutions' to the migrant crisis are needed, Timmermans told the BBC radio.

EU Leaders Agree on Stricter Control of External Borders, More Aid to Refugees

At the informal, extraordinary meeting of the European Council, which was held in Brussels on Wednesday, the EU heads of state or government agreed that in order to deal with the unprecedented influx of refugees, their focus should be on protecting the Union's external borders and providing external assistance to refugees and countries of the neighbourhood.

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