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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ATHENS — Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias highlighted the promotion of a new concept in Greek foreign policy, with multilevel thematic and geographical diplomatic efforts, at a web event organised by the Council for International Relations (Greece) on the theme "Debate on the Greek High Strategy: Foreign Policy Dimension."
Answering the panel's questions, Dendias outlined the main pillars of an extroverted national plan and referred to Greek-Turkish relations, the Balkans, relations with the United States, the promotion of cooperation with friends and partners in the wider region and multilateral cooperation schemes, the law of the sea and the delimitations of the EEZ and continental shelf, the role of Greece in contributing to EU decisions, the revitalisation of bilateral relations with NATO and EU partners and allies, but also the reform effort to modernise the foreign ministry – among others by upgrading public diplomacy.
Regarding Greek-Turkish relations, Dendias said: "Given the country's capabilities, its geopolitical footprint and its geographical position, I must say that we are quite happy with what has been achieved during the two years of Mitsotakis' governance."
"We believe that, to the extent that it could be dealt with, a major Turkish aggressiveness, a neo-Ottomanism that we had not really seen until now, has been dealth with," he noted, adding: "We could and did use Turkish aggressiveness as a 'weapon' against Turkey itself. That is, Turkey itself helped us to forge understandings and alliances."
"We are optimistic that with the same tactics and incessant activity we will be able to broaden our horizons and finally create what is the absolute goal for our country, which are conditions of security and prosperity."
Concluding, the minister underlined that foreign policy is assisted by the growing economy that strengthens the country's openness and influence, diplomatic activity in accordance with international law and the international legal order that makes Greece an example for other countries and a bridge to the EU and, of course, national solidarity.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
ATHENS - The tragedy of the Tempi train collision is a much greater issue than an opportunity for parties to table a motion of censure against the government, but the opposition parties used it anyway "to turn society's pain into a tool to strike at the government and me personally," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday night in parliament.
ATHENS - PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis, speaking at the Hellenic Parliament on Thursday, emphasized that there is "an established belief among the Greek people" that the government "operates as a well-oiled machine of corruption, cover-up, and propaganda.
ATHENS — Greece’s center-right government survived a motion of no-confidence late Thursday that was brought by opposition parties over its handling of the country’s deadliest rail disaster a year ago.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.