Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will carry out a visit to the U.S., where, on Monday, 20 April, he will meet at the State Department with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

The Foreign Minister’s programme in Washington also provides for meetings with the National Security Advisor, Susan Rice, and leading members of the Senate and House of Representatives.

On Friday, 24 April, Mr. Kotzias will meet in New York with UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon and with Matthew Nimetz, the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy on the FYROM name issue. On the same day, the Foreign Minister will meet with Archbishop Demetrios of America.

During his stay in the United States, Mr. Kotzias will have meetings with representatives of Greek American and American Jewish organizations, as well as with top executives of the major think tanks.