Nikos Dendias
Nikos Dendias | |
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Νίκος Δένδιας | |
Minister for Justice | |
In office 8 January 2009 – 7 October 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis |
Preceded by | Sotirios Hatzigakis |
Succeeded by | Haris Kastanidis |
Personal details | |
Born | Corfu, Greece | 7 October 1959
Political party | New Democracy |
Alma mater | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University College London London School of Economics |
Website | www |
Nikolaos "Nikos" Dendias (
Early life and education
Dendias was born in Corfu in 1959, but he originates from the island of Paxos.[1] He went to school in the Athens College, received a degree in law from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a Master of Laws in Maritime and Insurance Law from the University College London and in Criminology from the London School of Economics.[1]
Political career
Early beginnings
A practising lawyer, Dendias has been active in
Career in government
On 8 January 2009, Dendias was named as
In two 2014 reshuffles, Dendias became
Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2019–2023
From 9 July 2019 to 26 May 2023 Dendias served as the Foreign Minister of Greece in Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's New Democracy-led government[8] which won the 2019 Greek legislative election. In August 2019, Dendias summoned the Turkish ambassador to "express Greece's deep discontent" with the arrival of sixteen boats carrying about 650 people from Turkey on Greece's Lesbos island.[9]
In October 2019, Dendias condemned Turkey's invasion of Syria, stating that "Turkey is making a big mistake". Furthermore, about Turkey's plans for the creation of a safe zone in Northern Syria for the Syrian refugees to be resettled, at the expense of the local Kurdish population he stated that it "is illegal since the resettlement of immigrants must comply with some basic principles: to be voluntary and dignified. [...] Therefore, what Turkey does, goes against human rights".[10]
There is a long-standing dispute between Turkey and Greece in the Aegean Sea. Dendias said that "Turkey is the only (party) responsible for the escalation of tension in the eastern Mediterranean, and it must immediately leave the Greek continental shelf."[11]
In May 2021, he called for a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.[12]
Immediately after the
During an official visit to Armenia on 27 September 2022, Dendias stated: "We believe in the inviolability of borders, and I am referring to" the September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes "that happened just a few days ago following the shelling of Armenian territory, including inhabited areas, by the Azeri military forces."[14]
On 12 February 2023, Dendias traveled to Turkey in a new round of
References
- ^ a b c d e f Βιογραφικό (in Greek). dendias.gr. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
Ο Νίκος Δένδιας γεννήθηκε στην Κέρκυρα. Κατάγεται από τους Παξούς.
- ^ Κυβέρνησις ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ Α. ΚΑΡΑΜΑΝΛΗ - Από 19.9.2007 έως 7.10.2009 (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Greek Government. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Kerin Hope (9 June 2014), Greece names Gikas Hardouvelis finance minister Financial Times.
- ^ Renee Maltezou (14 May 2013), EU commissioner criticizes Greece for refusing Syrians asylum Reuters.
- ^ Kerin Hope (11 October 2013), Greek police 'infiltrated' by Golden Dawn Financial Times.
- ^ George Georgiopoulos (22 September 2013), Greece mulls law that could cut off Golden Dawn state funding Reuters.
- ^ Κυβέρνησις ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ Κ. ΣΑΜΑΡΑ - Από 21.06.2012 έως 26.01.2015 (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Greek Government. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "Νέο υπουργικό συμβούλιο: Αυτός είναι ο νέος υπουργός Εξωτερικών Νίκος Δένδιας" (in Greek). CNN. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Karolina Tagaris (30 August 2019), Greece sees first mass arrival of migrant boats in three years Politico Europe.
- ^ "Dendias: Turkey in Syria is making a big mistake (original: Δένδιας: Η Τουρκία στη Συρία κάνει μεγάλο λάθος)". Eleutheros Typos. 10 October 2019.
- ^ "EU urges Turkey to 'deescalate' energy dispute with Greece". Associated Press. 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Greek FM Dendias calls for Israel-Palestine two state solution". Greek City Times. 19 May 2021.
- ^ George Georgiopoulos (26 February 2022), Greece says 10 expats killed in Ukraine, summons Russian ambassador Reuters.
- ^ Kokkinidis, Tasos (27 September 2022). "Historical Tragedies Tie Greece and Armenia Together, Says Greek FM". GreekReporter.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Nellas, Demetris (12 February 2023). "Earthquake diplomacy: Greek foreign minister visits Turkey". Associated Press. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
External links
- Official website (in English and Greek)
- Terms of office of Nikos Dendias at the Hellenic Parliament (in English)