24 Jun 2025 13:14 PM Greek FM contacts Rajji, reaffirms support and extends official invitation
Gerapetritis conveyed Greece's full support for Lebanon across all levels and extended an official invitation for Minister Raggi to visit Athens.
In turn, Minister Raggi thanked his counterpart and requested Greece's assistance—drawing on its current membership in the UN Security Council—to help secure Israel's withdrawal from five disputed points along the southern border and to support efforts toward the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate.
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