Will the #IMEC be a private club or a public good?
My comments on the governance structure of the upcoming corridor at the Delphi Economic Forum, with @Zemenides HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal, @AlexisKonstant3, Francesco Talo and @BradStaples.
Enjoyed participating in this discussion on #IMEC at the Delphi Economic Forum.
Amid the diversity of views, one thing is certain: the corridor could become an institution where hard infrastructure hyphenates and drives trade and peace.
@Zemenides@AlexisKonstant3@BradStaples
Productive meeting with Ambassador Francesco Talò, Italy's Special Envoy for the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor, and Ambassador @AlexisKonstant3, Greece's Special Representative for IMEC, on the strategic importance of the corridor, the role of the Eastern Mediterranean in its evolution, and the partnerships needed to bring it to life and deepen the trade architecture connecting Asia, the Gulf and Europe.
حوار مثمر مع السفير فرانشيسكو تالّو، المبعوث الخاص لإيطاليا لممر الهند–الشرق الأوسط–أوروبا الاقتصادي، والسفير ألكسيس كونستانتوبولوس، الممثل الخاص لليونان للممر، تناول الأهمية الاستراتيجية للممر، ودور شرق البحر المتوسط في تطوره، والشراكات اللازمة لتحويله إلى واقع وتعميق الترابط التجاري بين آسيا والخليج وأوروبا.
#الرياض | معالي نائب وزير الخارجية #وليد_الخريجي@W_Elkhereiji يستقبل سعادة سفير جمهورية اليونان لدى المملكة السيد اليكسيس كونستانتوبولوس، الذي ودع معاليه بمناسبة انتهاء فترة عمله سفيراً لبلاده لدى المملكة.
Thank you H.E. @W_Elkhereiji for your friendship and precious support during my tenure as Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Kingdom. Our countries are strategic partners and our relations will grow even deeper in many different sectors in the years to come.
#Riyadh | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. @W_Elkhereiji received Ambassador of Greece to the Kingdom @AlexisKonstant3, who bid farewell on the occasion of the end of his tenure as his country’s ambassador to the Kingdom.
H.E. @W_Elkhereiji praised the ambassador’s efforts in strengthening and enhancing relations between the two countries, and wished him continued success.
On November 6, onboard Italian Frigate MARCEGLIA, in the presence of Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis (EL-N), Commander of Operation EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, Rear Admiral Andrea Quondamatteo (IT-N) handed over the duty of ASPIDES’ Force Commander to Commodore Michail Lampiris (EL-N).
Thank you for your warm welcome and interesting insights, always such a pleasure to exchange, our Parliamentary Diplomacy is advancing rapidly and we are looking forward to host you in Athens next year !
لجنة الصداقة البرلمانية السعودية اليونانية في #مجلس_الشورى برئاسة عضو المجلس رئيس اللجنة الدكتور إبراهيم القناص، تلتقي في مقر المجلس اليوم، سعادة سفير جمهورية اليونان لدى المملكة السيد اليكسيس كونستانتوبولوس.
Dear Faisal thank you for your friendship & support it means a lot to me as well as your engagement with our think tanks, providing your brilliant insight on regional developments. Today was indeed quite emotional, leaving Saudi after 9 years !
What a blessing to have been here
An emotional farewell held by @dya_bamakhrama and a much deserved warm applause today for a remarkable diplomat (and I am proud to say dear friend) HE Greek Ambassador @AlexisKonstant3
θα μας λείψεις, φίλε μου! 🇸🇦 🇬🇷
Dear Dya, thank you for your warm welcome and support not only today but throughout my tenure . I also want to thank MOFA and all my fellow Ambassadors for their friendship & camaraderie. It has been the greatest honour to serve Greece in amazing KSA. Maasalama @KSAmofaEN
بمناسبة انتهاء مهام سعادة السفير اليوناني السيد أليكس كونتنبولوس في الرياض، نظّمتُ بمقر سكن سفير جمهورية #جيبوتي حفل توديع تكريمي حضره ممثل عن وزارة الخارجية وعدد من السفراء وزوجاتهم.
وقد قدّمتُ لسعادة السفير بهذه المناسبة هدية تذكارية نيابة عن السلك الدبلوماسي المعتمد في الرياض، تعبيرا عن التقدير والمحبة، متمنيا له كل التوفيق والسداد في مهامه المقبلة، ومواصلة النجاح في مسيرته الدبلوماسية.
كما رحّبتُ بالمناسبة ذاتها بالسفراء الجدد المعينين حديثا لدى المملكة، متمنيا لهم إقامة طيبة ومهام موفقة في خدمة بلدانهم وتعزيز علاقاتها مع المملكة العربية #السعودية.
Είχα την τιμή να επισκεφθώ τη Σαουδική Αραβία, στο πλαίσιο της 9ης έκδοσης του Future Investment Initiative που πραγματοποιήθηκε στο Ριάντ.
Η επίσκεψή μου αποτέλεσε μια σημαντική ευκαιρία για την ενίσχυση των οικονομικών σχέσεων Ελλάδας – Σαουδικής Αραβίας, την προώθηση των ελληνικών επενδυτικών ευκαιριών και την ανάδειξη της δυναμικής και τεχνογνωσίας των ελληνικών επιχειρήσεων σε τομείς στρατηγικής σημασίας, όπως η τεχνητή νοημοσύνη, οι κατασκευές, τα αγροδιατροφικά προϊόντα και οι χρηματοπιστωτικές υπηρεσίες.
Δελτίο Τύπου εδώ 🔗 https://t.co/KjG0VxbtI9
#HarryTheoharis #GreeceMFA #Greece #Notia #NeaDimokratia #ΝΔ
1st #November 🍂 Kalo Mina
Cover of The Athenian magazine
by Elaine Amsterdam Farley,
Nov 1975 🏡
The #Athenian was the 1️⃣st 🗞️in 🇬🇧 language to be published in #Greece 🎨
The magazine’s covers were iconic
of the time @TheAthenianMag 🌀@Greece_Journal 🖌️ 💛🤎 🩵
Δήλωση του Προέδρου της Δημοκρατίας Κωνσταντίνου Αν. Τασούλα για την επέτειο της 28ης Οκτωβρίου 1940 μετά τη στρατιωτική παρέλαση
https://t.co/c0MvqvcHfR
Χρόνια Πολλά Ελλάδα! 🇬🇷
Oxi Day is celebrated on October 28th by Greeks around the world. It marks the day in 1940, when Prime Minister Metaxas responded "OX!" or “NO" to an ultimatum to surrender made by Italian dictator Mussolini during WWII.
Video: Katerina Katopis
Το ERTflix τιμά την 🇬🇷 Εθνική Επέτειο της 28ης Οκτωβρίου & προβάλλει ειδικό αφιέρωμα με ταινίες, ντοκιμαντέρ και σειρές από το Αρχείο της #ΕΡΤ.
📌 Το αφιέρωμα είναι διαθέσιμο για θέαση εκτός Ελλάδας έως και την Παρασκευή 31 Οκτωβρίου 2025.
🎥 https://t.co/2UOYT0cAHq
Greece s Ochi (No) and the resistance of the heroic Greek people on the mainland and especially in Crete delayed the Nazi attack on Russia so that it happened in adverse weather winter conditions allowing the Eastern front to resist.
Greece highly contributed to winning WWII
🇬🇷 28 October 1940
“The free world watched as one by one countries across Europe surrendered to Hitler’s Axis forces. At 3:00 a.m. on October 28, 1940, a representative of the Axis forces arrived at the Greek prime minister’s residence and demanded Greece’s surrender. The prime minister replied with one single word – Oxi – No.
A few hours later, the Axis forces descended on Greece, expecting that it would quickly fall, but the Greek resistance forced Hitler to change his plans.
News of Greece’s victory flooded the radio airwaves and covered the front pages of newspapers around the globe. A grateful world celebrated – no one expected such a small nation to derail the seemingly unstoppable Axis forces.”
Greece ultimately resisted the combined Axis forces for 219 days, which was more than triple the time of any other country that would come to be occupied during the war.
Σήμερα τιμούμε την επέτειο του μεγάλου «ΟΧΙ» και τη γενιά του ’40, που με το θάρρος και την αυταπάρνησή της υπερασπίστηκε την πατρίδα μας, γράφοντας μία από τις πιο λαμπρές σελίδες της Ιστορίας μας.
Χρόνια Πολλά, Ελλάδα! 🇬🇷
Excellent analysis by Dr John Sfakianakis, head of ecomomic research at the Gulf Research Center, providing the overall strategic framework of our rapidly growing bilateral relations.
🇬🇷🇸🇦 The Gulf Research Center (GRC) has released a new policy brief: “The Aegean–Gulf Axis: How Greece and Saudi Arabia Are Redrawing the Map of Power” by Dr. John Sfakianakis, Chief Economist & Head of Economic Research at the GRC.
Read the full brief:
https://t.co/Osu5Vz62eJ
The paper examines how Greece and Saudi Arabia are building a strategic partnership in energy, digital connectivity, defense, and investment, redefining the geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf. Through projects like the 3 GW Saudi–Greek Interconnection and the East-to-Med Data Corridor, both nations are linking the Arabian Peninsula with Europe.
Saudi investments in Greece’s renewables exceed €400 million, with €2.8 billion in new projects planned. Greek air-defense deployments in Saudi Arabia and joint exercises under the Falcon-Aegean Framework reflect growing strategic trust.
Trade reached $1.5 billion in 2024, nearly double 2020 levels, as both sides expand cooperation across energy, transport, and digital sectors, illustrating how medium powers can drive regional order through connectivity and complementarity.
#SaudiArabia #Greece #EnergyDiplomacy #Connectivity