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  • Greek Foreign Ministry proposes to create GC10 – “more than a dozen civilizations”

    Greek Foreign Ministry proposes to create GC10 – “more than a dozen civilizations”

    ΚοτζιάςGreece has agreed with a number of states to create “more than a dozen civilizations” – an international organization that unites the country “with a long history.” This was announced by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Nikos Kotzias at a press conference following the conference on the Middle East.

    According to him, it is “his favorite idea,” he and his colleagues prepared her 20 years. The project has already been agreed, but it was decided to keep the secret until the end of the conference “Religious and cultural pluralism and peaceful coexistence in the Middle East.”

    “The initiative, which began four months with a positive evaluation – is the creation of an international secretariat GC10 -” dozens of nations of great civilizations “, countries with large civilizational history. With this initiative we want to show the importance of culture. Culture, civilization – this economic strength, the path of strengthening on investment to tourism, “- said Kotzias.

    “We decided with a majority of countries do not announce this initiative before the end of the conference. We have agreed on a project with the countries from China to Mexico, the ten countries with a great civilization, symbolizing humanity,” – said the Minister.

    “From tomorrow we start promoting this agreement,” – said Kotzias.

    (en.cyplive.com)

  • Foreign Minister Kotzias has trilateral meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Lebanon, Ioannis Kasoulides and Gebran Bassil

    Foreign Minister Kotzias has trilateral meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Lebanon, Ioannis Kasoulides and Gebran Bassil

    ΚοτζιάςForeign Minister Nikos Kotzias met in Brussels, on the margins of today’s meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, with the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Lebanon, Ioannis Kasoulides and Gebran Bassil, respectively.
    This first such trilateral meeting was dominated by issues of regional and international interest, while special emphasis was put on the refugee crisis, terrorism and the peace process in the wider Middle East.
    The talks looked at the prospects for building trilateral cooperation in the economic and trade sectors, as well as in the sectors of energy, security and culture.
    Finally, it was agreed for Messrs. Kotzias and Kasoulides to carry out a joint visit to Lebanon in the near future.

    (www.mfa.gr)