A one-on-one meeting between Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov got underway in Russia on Wednesday morning. This will be followed by talks that also include the delegations of the two countries.

Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias met with his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz in Athens on Thursday and discussed security in the region, comparing notes on aggression by Turkey in Greece's case and Iran in Israel's.

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias underlined the need for the European Union to adopt measures - or even sanctions - against the member-states that shirk their share of the burden when it comes to migration, in an interview with 'Parapolitika' radio station on Thursday.