The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Evangelos Venizelos decided the immediate relocation of the Greek Consulate of Marioupoli to Dnipropetrovsk city.

According to an announcement by the Foreign Ministry “due to deteriorating security conditions in the area of Marioupoli, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Evangelos Venizelos, has accepted the recommendation of the General Consul of Greece in Marioupoli Mr. Dimitrios Papandreou, for the immediate relocation of the seat of the General Consulate to temporary relocate in the city of Dnipropetrovsk, which is located within the consular jurisdiction of the General Consulate. ”

The press release concluded with: “Mr. Venizelos prompt to immediately inform all representatives of the Greek community of the relocation of the General Consulate, which will continue to provide normal services to expatriates.
The Foreign Ministry is in constant communication with the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to ensure the safety of the Greek Diaspora living in Ukraine “.