FM Cohen meets Greek counterpart in Athens, expresses thanks for foiling of Iran plot

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (left) and his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, meet in Athens on July 6, 2023. (Kitas Christos)
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (left) and his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, meet in Athens on July 6, 2023. (Kitas Christos)

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen meets his Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis in Athens, where he thanks his hosts for their cooperation in foiling an Iran-backed terror plot against Jewish and Israeli targets in Athens in March.

“We will continue to advance the strategic relations with Greece,” Cohen pledges in a joint press conference after their private meeting, “in the fields of security, energy, and technology, and the Hellenic triangle with Greece and Cyprus.”

Cohen is the first foreign minister to visit since Greece’s new government came to power last month.

Cohen also invites Greece to join new regional frameworks that have arisen in the wake of the Abraham Accords, according to the Foreign Ministry.

There was no immediate statement on the meeting from the Greek side.

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