Greek FM Dendias in Ukraine: Visit-message & meeting with the Greeks of the country

The visit of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to Ukraine in the midst of the crisis with Russia is of particular importance.

“Greece is always on the side of the Greek expatriates, especially in critical moments”, the Greek Foreign Minister stated on the eve of his visit.

Η Ελλάδα πάντα στο πλευρό των Ελλήνων ομογενών, ιδιαίτερα σε κρίσιμες στιγμές. Επισκέπτομαι αύριο την Ουκρανία και συγκεκριμένα τις πόλεις Σαρτανά και Μαριούπολη, όπου θα έχω συναντήσεις με ομογενειακούς φορείς και τοπικούς αξιωματούχους. pic.twitter.com/SVzGXIvB8q

— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) January 30, 2022

Today, Mr. Dendias visited the 8th School of Special Learning of the Modern Greek Language in Sartana.

During his visit, he had the opportunity to meet with the teachers, the head of the military-political administration of Sartana and members of the Greek community of the villages of Sartana and Chermalik, according to a relevant post of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on twitter.

#Sartana: FM @NikosDendias had the opportunity to visit the 8th Modern Greek Language Learning School and meet w/ the teachers, the Head of the civil-military Administration of Sartana and members of the Greek community of the villages of #Sartana & #Chermalyk pic.twitter.com/kzd7hfBE0r

— Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (@GreeceMFA) January 31, 2022

At the beginning of his visit to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias laid a wreath at the monument to the fallen expatriates of Sartana, according to a relevant post of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on twitter.

In a cordial telephone conversation today, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias informed his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba about his visit to Mariupol, in order to stand by the Greek community and about Greece’s intention to strengthen its Consulate General in the city.

In this context, Mr. Kuleba thanked Greece for its decision not to withdraw the staff of its Embassy in Kiev, according to a relevant post of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on twitter.

Mr. Dendias reiterated that Greece, as a starting point, supports the independence and territorial integrity of all states.

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