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Those who prefer to believe what they hear from Mr. Davutoglu rather than what they hear from Mr. Venizelos, their concerns are of their own making.(Ioannis Kasoulides, Cypriot FM)

Statements following the joint meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Energy Ministers of Greece and the Republic of Cyprus (17 December 2014):

Participation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos in the EU Foreign Affairs and General Affairs Councils (Brussels, 14-16 December 2014)

Hellenic MFA, Sunday, 14 December 2014:

"Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos is in Brussels to participate tomorrow and the next day, 15 and 16 December, in the in the EU Foreign Affairs and General Affairs Council (FAC/GAC).

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos’ statement on International Human Rights Day (10 December 2014)

Hellenic MFA, Wednesday, 10 December 2014:

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos made the following statement on the occasion of International Human Rights Day:

Deputy PM and FM Venizelos’ statements to journalists following his meeting with the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Istanbul, 29 November 2014)

Hellenic MFA, Saturday, 29 November 2014:

Below are Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos statements to, and responses to questions from, journalists following his meeting in Istanbul today with the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos’ statement regarding the terrorist attack on a Jerusalem synagogue

Hellenic MFA, Tuesday, 18 November 2014:

Below is Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos’ statement regarding the terrorist attack on a Jerusalem synagogue:

Deputy PΜ and FΜ Venizelos’ statement regarding the violation of the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus

Hellenic MFA, Monday, 17 November 2014:
“On the margins of the Foreign Affairs Council, the priority for us is always the matter of Turkey’s flouting of international law, at the expense of the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus.

Announcement regarding 31 years of the pseudo-state in Cyprus

Hellenic MFA, Saturday, 15 November 2014:

 Announcement:

"The unilateral declaration of the illegal secessionist entity of the pseudo-state in the occupied section of the Republic of Cyprus and the insistence for 31 years now on the fabrication that is the “TRNC” is a blatant flouting of the international legal order and the resolutions of the United Nations. This illegal conduct, in combination with the ongoing military occupation and illegal settlement, contributes to both the violation of the human rights of Cypriot citizens and the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community.

Deputy FM Gerontopoulos to participate in the OSCE High-Level Event marking the Anniversary of the Berlin Conference on Anti-Semitism (Berlin, 13-14 November 2014)

Hellenic MFA, Wednesday, 12 November 2014:

"Deputy Foreign Minister Kyriakos Gerontopoulos will visit Germany from 13 to 15 November, representing Greece at the OSCE High-Level Event marking the 10th Anniversary of the Berlin Conference on Anti-Semitism, which will take place in Berlin.

Deputy PM and FM Venizelos’ statements following the meeting of the National Council on Foreign Policy (NCFP) (10 November 2014)

E. VENIZELOS: The National Council on Foreign Policy met here, at the Foreign Ministry, in a very serious climate of consensus. I would like to hope that this is a positive sign regarding the stance of all of the political forces at tomorrow’s meeting of the Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs, as well, and more generally as we go through a period full of challenges for our Nation and for our wider region.

Deputy PM and FM Venizelos’ statement following his meeting with the UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, E. B. Eide (Athens, 5 November 2014)

Hellenic MFA, Wednesday, 05 November 2014:

E. VENIZELOS: Mr. Espen Barth Eide and I had a long and very substantial discussion about the situation that has taken shape in Cyprus, following the latest provocative actions on the part of Turkey, which openly questions the sovereign rights and even the very existence of the Republic of Cyprus.

Of course, Mr. Eide, an experienced politician who also has the Norwegian experience with regard to the exploitation of hydrocarbons, has a very specific mission, which we support: To achieve a return to the negotiations between the leaders of the two communities, within the framework of what was agreed upon in February 2014.

Joint Communiqué of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Egypt and the Republic of Cyprus (Nicosia, 29.10.2014)

Hellenic MFA, Wednesday, 29 October 2014:

 

Joint Communiqué

1. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, H.E. Mr. Evangelos Venizelos, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Mr. Sameh Hassan Shoukry and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus H.E. Mr. Ioannis Kasoulides, held a trilateral meeting today, 29 October 2014, in Nicosia. This is the third such meeting between Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the three countries.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Venizelos’ statement on arrival in Cyprus

Hellenic MFA, Tuesday, 28 October 2014:

JOURNALIST: Mr. Minister, what should we expect from the ministerial meeting tomorrow? Some say that it is another small stamp on the upgrading of the relations between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt.

E. VENIZELOS: The trilateral cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt has been under way for some time now, and this is the third trilateral ministerial meeting, which we are holding in preparation for the first Summit Meeting, which will take place in a few days, in Cairo. So we are upgrading our cooperation due to the crises, as well, that are currently present throughout the region. Moreover, this is a very important moment for the Republic of Cyprus, because we have the Turkish provocation, the disputing of the existence and legal personality of the Republic of Cyprus, along with its sovereign rights.

Deputy PM and FM to visit Cyprus – Trilateral meeting with the FM of Cyprus and Egypt (Nicosia, 28-29 October 2014)

Hellenic MFA, Monday, 27 October 2014:

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos will travel to Nicosia on Tuesday, 28 October, where he will meet with Foreign Minister Kasoulides on the current situation and preparations for the visit Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will carry out to Cyprus on 7 November, accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Tomorrow afternoon, Mr. Venizelos will attend the Greek Embassy’s event marking the 28 October anniversary, and on Wednesday morning he will meet with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades.

Hellenic Foreign Ministry announcement regarding the terrorist attacks in Sinai, Egypt

Hellenic MFA, Saturday, 25 October 2014:

 

“We condemn the deplorable terrorist attacks in Sinai, Egypt, that cost the lives of over thirty people, while also wounding many others.

We express our condolences to the families of the victims and wish the wounded a speedy recovery.