Minister for Foreign Affairs

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met on Tuesday with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' new personal envoy for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar.

The meeting in Athens was the first between the two officials since Cuellar was appointed to the post in a bid to restart stalled talks on the Cyprus issue.

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has called for a renewal of relations between the EU and Southeast Asia regarding maritime commerce security at the 24th EU-Association of Southeast Asian Nations ministerial meeting in Brussels.

Draft laws on same-sex marriage and on reforming the court system will be on the agenda for discussion by the cabinet on Wednesday. 

State Minister Akis Skertsos is set to present the bill on marriage equality while Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis and Deputy Minister Yiannis Bougas will present a bill on judicial reforms.

Greece is very concerned about the current situation in Gaza and the increasing maritime insecurity in the Red Sea, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Wednesday in Cairo, after a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry.

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis is set to embark on a working visit to Jordan on Monday, with his destination being the kingdom's capital, Amman.

Arms procurements are expected to be an important part of the agenda of talks between US Secretary Antony Blinken and Greek officials Saturday.

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Wednesday defended the government's decision to remove an artwork displayed at the Greek Consulate in New York - a pink-and-white quilt resembling the national flag, part of a campaign against domestic violence.

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis had a telephone conversation with his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos on Saturday to brief him on the results of the Greece-Turkey High Council of Cooperation that took place in Athens on Thursday.

The two foreign ministers also discussed agenda items to be discussed at the upcoming councils to be held in Brussels.

Amid the recent controversy between Athens and London, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary David Cameron, at the latter's request, on the sidelines of the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels on Tuesday.

Greece and Turkey stand at a "window of opportunity" to strengthen relations, with the willingness of both nations' leaders proving pivotal in progress on this front, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis has said.