Honorable Ministers, It is an honour for me, as Minister of Culture of my country, to attend this First Athens Civilizations Forum, nothing less than in the capital of the historical Greece, with the warming greetings of the President of the Republic of Peru and our Minister of Foreign Affairs, as well as the embrace […]
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Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Forum of Ancient Civilizations
Peace may be upon you all. I would like to thank the President of the Hellenic Republic for his outstanding words, which uncovered a deep sense of intellect. As I extend my thanks and appreciation to my friend, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, as well as the Foreign Minister of China and all […]
Continue readingStatement by H.E. Dr. M. Javad Zarif Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the Ancient Civilizations Forum
Athens, Monday, 24 April 2017 In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful It is a great pleasure for me to represent Iran in the Ancient Civilizations Forum. The very idea of establishing a forum for ‘ancient civilizations’ is a valuable enterprise; it signifies the recognition of the enduring role of civilizations in our […]
Continue readingDeputy Foreign Minister I. Amanatidis’ welcome speech at the Academic Conference of the Ancient Civilizations Forum (Zappeion Megaron, 23 April 2017)
Sunday, 23 April 2017 Ladies and Gentlemen Ministers,Conference Attendees,Dear Friends, I welcome you to Athens, to the opening session of the Academic Conference being held in the context of the Ancient Civilizations Forum, the proceedings of which are being carried out for the first time, on the initiative of the Greek government and, in particular, […]
Continue readingReinvigorating Ancient Civilizations and Building a Community of Shared Future for Mankind, Speech by H.E. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China at the First Ministerial Meeting of the Ancient Civilizations Forum
Athens, 24 April 2017 Dear Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,Dear Friends, Good morning! Let me begin by thanking the Foreign Minister of Greece Mr. Nikos Kotzias for his significant initiative of the Ancient Civilizations Forum (ACForum), which has made the meeting of representatives of countries with ancient civilizations possible. The ACForum provides an opportunity for us to […]
Continue readingStatement by H.E. Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt at the First Ministerial Conference on Ancient Civilizations Forum
Athens, 24 April 2017 __ H.E. Mr. Nikolas Kotzias, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, H.E. Mr. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Excellencies Ministers, Senior Officials and Ambassadors Ladies and gentlemen At the outset, I can not miss conveying my profound gratitude to our friends the […]
Continue readingIntervention from the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ms. Guadalupe Palomeque
Greece, April 24, 2017 Distinguished Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Nikos Kotzias, Distinguished Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Wang Yi, Distinguished Ministers, Ambassadors, Sisters and Brothers, The Plurinational State of Bolivia appreciates the invitation of the Hellenic Republic and People’s Republic of China to participate to the first Ancient Civilizations Forum. […]
Continue readingForeign Minister Alfano’s speech at the Ancient Civilizations Forum (Athens, 24 April 2017)
Thank you for inviting me, My thanks to Minister Kotzias personally. I will speak in the name of Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfano, who unfortunately this morning was forced to return to Italy due to an emergency situation. I would like to express my thanks to the Greek presidency and the Chinese presidency and express […]
Continue readingPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ speech at the Ancient Civilizations Forum (Athens, 24 April 2017)
Monday, 24 April 2017 Ladies and Gentlemen, I, too, would like to welcome everyone – the representatives of the ten states participating here today, the Foreign Ministers and delegations of the ten states representing major ancient civilizations – to the founding Conference of the Ancient Civilizations Forum. I would like to thank Nikos Kotzias, because […]
Continue readingForeign Minister N. Kotzias’ opening speech at the Ministerial Conference of the Ancient Civilizations Forum (Zappeion, 24 April 2017)
Monday, 24 April 2017 I thank the President of the Republic, who, through his wisdom, always contributes to the broadening of our thinking. I thank all the delegations who accepted our invitation, the invitation of China and Greece, to be here today. We live in a time when international relations are developing. Which isn’t to […]
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