Prokopis Pavlopoulos
Greece, China sign joint statement on strengthening partnership
Greece and China have signed a joint statement on Strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership it was announced Monday.
The announcement came as Chinese President Xi Jinping paid an official visit to Athens during which he met with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Below is the full statement.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Greece for visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Greece on an official visit meant to deepen economic ties between the two countries.
China's president Xi Jinping arrives in Athens
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Athens on a two-day official visit.
Xi was met at the Athens Airport by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.
On Monday, Xi is due to meet President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who visited China last May, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Xi and Mitsotakis also met a few days ago, at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai.
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Xi eyes deeper cooperation on occasion of visit to Greece
In an exclusive article for Kathimerini on the occasion of his official visit to Athens, which started Sunday and will conclude on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping has underlined the need to boost cooperation between Athens and Beijing on all levels.
Turkey accuses Greece of ‘inhumane practices,’ ‘annihilation’
Turkey's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy has accused Greece of "inhumane practices" against Turkish minorities and of "taking sides" with "hostile circles against Turkey."
Greece 2021 committee launched
The committee which will plan and oversee preparations to mark the bicentenary of the 19th-century revolt against Ottoman Turkey that led to the creation of the modern Greek state was officially launched Thursday with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis heralding the upcoming events as an opportunity to reframe Greeks' "national self-understanding."
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Mitsotakis says nation’s bicentenary party a time of 'reflection'
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis opened on Thursday the proceedings of a committee that will oversee preparations to mark the bicentenary of the 19th-century Greek revolt against Ottoman Turkey that led to the creation of the modern state, saying the event will be "an opportunity for reflection" and to "become re-acquainted" with Greek history and identity.
The enemy inside the gates
What was the message of the grand military parade in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on the October 28 anniversary of Greece's entry into World War II? That the people and the armed forces are prepared to defend the nation's rights against any affront. And who is it that has designs on the territorial integrity of the country today?
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Pavlopoulos hails US recognition of Armenian genocide
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos hailed the recognition of the 20th-century Armenian genocide by Turkey in the US House of Representatives, during a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Armen Sarkissian in Yerevan on Tuesday.
Greece, Israel see eye to eye on issues in wider region
Greece and Israel are on the same page regarding the situation in the wider region and on the need to find "new ways" to further increase military cooperation between the two countries, according to Israeli diplomatic sources' comments following visiting Foreign Minister Israel Katz's round of talks in Athens Thursday.