epa04835171 Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, stands beside the Greek Flag during a press conference with his Palestinian Authority counterpart, Read Malki (not pictured), at the Palestinian Ministery of Foreign Affairs, Ramallah, West Bank, 07 July 2015. According to reports Kotzias is on a three day visit to Israel and the West Bank, adding on Israeli Channel 2 that Europe without Greece is a joke, in reference to the ongoing austerity crisis in the cash strapped European Union state. EPA/ATEF SAFADI (File: 15519076.jpg )
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias has called a meeting of the National Council on Foreign Policy on Wednesday morning, in order to discuss the latest developments in southeast Europe.
Mr. Kotzias recently returned from a tour in the Western Balkans and visited Kosovo, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Last month he visited FYROM, Serbia and Montenegro.
The aim of Mr. Kotzias’ visits was two-fold; to expand Greece’s bilateral relations in the Balkans on all fronts, as well as to strengthen Greece’s role as a guarantor of safety and stability in the region.
