On the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis held back-to-back meetings that mixed familiar regional diplomacy with a newer technology agenda.
With Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, he reaffirmed the Greece–Cyprus–Jordan trilateral. The three discussed the latest developments in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean and agreed to tighten coordination among their governments. Regional stability and prosperity, they said, remain the point of the partnership.
Separately, Gerapetritis and Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar co-chaired a Greece–India high-level event on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. The session was titled “Artificial Intelligence in the Context of International Peace and Security, with emphasis on maritime security aspects.” Talks focused on how AI is already shaping peace and security — and on the opportunities and risks it creates at sea.
Taken together, the two meetings sketch Greece’s UN week in simple terms: keep the East Med network tight, and put maritime security and AI on the same table with India.
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