Deputy FM Gerontopoulos meets with a delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives

Hellenic MFA, Wednesday, 08 October 2014:

 

Deputy Foreign Minister Kyriakos Gerontopoulos met yesterday, Tuesday, 7 October, with members of the U.S. House of Representatives Gus Bilirakis (Republican), who is of Greek origin, and Jack Kingston (Republican).

Mr. Gerontopoulos underscored the excellent level of Greek-U.S. bilateral relations, which are based on both traditional strategic cooperation in international fora and the very active Greek American community.

He also referred to the Cyprus issue, reiterating Greece’s longstanding positions. Mr. Bilirakis expressed the Greek American community’s readiness to contribute substantially to Greece’s efforts with regard to national issues and attracting investments.

During the discussion, they looked at issues concerning the situation of the Greek Minority in Turkey, protection of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the reopening of the Halki Seminary, and facilitation of foreign investments in Greece.

mfa.gr

8/10/14

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