Jens Ploetner
Berlin ‘ready to contribute’ to Athens-Ankara thaw
There are encouraging signs of progress in Greek-Turkish relations, according to the German Chancellery's Foreign and Security Policy Adviser Jens Ploetner. Speaking to Kathimerini as he attended the eighth edition of the Delphi Economic Forum, the former German ambassador to Athens stresses that Berlin is ready to facilitate bilateral contacts "if so wished by the parties."
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Western partners to push for solutions in Greek-Turkish relations
The recent statements of foreign officials in the previous days, with the most indicative interventions of Jens Ploetner, diplomatic adviser to the German chancellor, and George Tsunis, US ambassador in Athens, have reinforced the general realization that after the elections in Greece and Turkey, Athens' main Western partners will push toward a direction of discussions for the resolution of the
Amb. Ploetner to assume senior position in German Foreign Ministry
German Ambassador to Greece Jens Ploetner is expected to take up duties as political director of Germany's Federal Foreign Office, Kathimerini understands.
A career diplomat, Ploetner took up his current post in July 2017 and is expected to leave Athens in April of this year.
French, German ambassadors voice solidarity in wake of blast
The French and German ambassadors to Greece condemned Monday's bomb attack on Skai TV and Kathimerini newspaper during a visit to the headquarters of the media group in southern Athens Tuesday.
French, German envoys express solidarity with Kathimerini
The ambassadors of France and Germany to Greece, Christophe Chantepy and Jens Ploetner respectively, visited the offices of Kathimerini in Athens Tuesday, a day after a bomb seriously damaged the facade of the building, to express their solidarity with the management and staff at the newspaper and Skai TV, which is also headquartered in the building.
German ambassador heralds 'new chapter' for investments in Greece
Germany's ambassador in Greece, Jens Ploetner, sought to end a positive message on the prospects of the Greek economy at the launch in Berlin of a conference about southeastern Europe jointly organized by the Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce and The Economist.
Ploetner: Greece on track, must continue reforms
German Ambassador to Greece Jens Ploetner is not ruling out bilateral and multilateral deals between countries that share a common European vision and are impacted by the migration crisis.
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Ahead of name talks, German envoy upbeat on solution
Talks scheduled to take place in Athens on Saturday between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his counterpart from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Nikola Dimitrov, on the Balkan country's name are expected to be pivotal, diplomatic sources say.
German ambassador stresses need to focus on recovery, not debt talks
Greece should not consider next month's elections in Germany as a milestone in its ongoing negotiations to pin down the details of debt relief measures, the newly appointed German ambassador in Athens, Jens Ploetner, told Kathimerini's Sunday edition.
German ambassador seeks to disconnect debt relief from elections
Germany's new ambassador to Greece, Jens Ploetner, suggests that talks about specific debt relief measures must be disconnected from upcoming parliamentary elections in his native country.