Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias to visit Brazil (Brasília, February 6, 2023), Uruguay (Montevideo, February 7, 2023), Argentina (Buenos Aires, February 8, 2023), Paraguay (Asunción, February 9, 2023), Panama (Panama City, February 10, 2023) and Jamaica (Kingston, February 10, 2023)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias will embark on a tour of six countries in Central and South America from 6 to 10 February 2023.
In particular, during his visit to Brazil, the first by a Greek Foreign Minister in many decades, Nikos Dendias will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Luiz Lecker Vieira.
In addition, the Minister will visit the country’s Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate where he will meet with parliamentary officials.
On February 7, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias will visit Uruguay, on the first-ever visit by a Greek Foreign Minister.
In the context of this visit, the Minister is scheduled to be received by the Vice-President of the Republic, Beatriz Argimon. The Greek Foreign Minister will also meet with his counterpart Francisco Bustillo Bonasso. During his stay in Uruguay, the Minister will visit the “Maria Tsakos” Cultural Foundation and the Hellenic Community offices.
On February 8, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias will visit Argentina, on the first-ever visit by a Greek Foreign Minister.
While in Buenos Aires, the Minister will meet with His Eminence, Metropolitan of Buenos Aires, and Exarch of South America, Iosif, and then with representatives of the Federation of Greek Communities and Diaspora associations.
Afterwards, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will be received by the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Cecilia Moreau. The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Eduardo Félix Valdés, and the President of the Greece-Argentina Friendship parliamentary group, Liliana Paponet, will attend this meeting, as well.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias will then hold a meeting with his counterpart Santiago Andrés Cafiero.
The Foreign Minister is scheduled to be received by the President of the country, Alberto Fernández.
On February 9, the Minister will visit Paraguay, on the first visit of a Greek Foreign Minister to the country.
In Paraguay, the Minister will meet with his counterpart Julio Cesar Arriola.
Afterwards, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will address a speech at the Diplomatic Academy of Paraguay themed “Greece’s foreign policy in its neighborhood and beyond: links with Latin America, the case of Paraguay”.
On February 10, Mr. Dendias will travel to Panama, where he will initially meet with the Honorary Consul of Greece as well as with members of the Greek Diaspora and church community.
The Minister will subsequently meet with the Foreign Minister of Panama, Janaina Tewaney.
In addition, he will meet with members of the maritime community and will be given a tour of the Panama Canal Museum by the Director of the Museum, Nikos Liakopoulos.
On the same day, the Greek Foreign Minister’s tour will conclude with a visit to Jamaica, the first-ever by a Greek Foreign Minister.
During his stay in Jamaica, Mr. Dendias will meet with his counterpart, Kamina Johnson Smith, and will then meet with officials from the International Seabed Authority.
In the course of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias’ tour of the above six countries, he is scheduled to sign with his counterparts Memoranda of Understanding on bilateral cooperation in various fields.
Talks will focus on further strengthening Greece’s cooperation with these countries in a wide range of areas, including the economy, investment, and culture.
In addition, discussions are expected to cover Greece’s cooperation with these countries, both bilaterally and within international organisations, to address common challenges, based on the shared commitment to International Law, including the International Law of the Sea.