Greek Foreign Minister in the Heart of Pontic Russia
” width=”699″>Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias meets with Greek Pontic diaspora. Credit: Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is at the center of Pontic Russia. Dendias’ trip to Russia included a meeting on Monday with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov in Sochi.
” width=”1080″>The top Greek diplomat traveled to Anapa, to meet with the Greek diaspora who reside in the southern regions of Russia.
Dendias Visits Greek Diaspora in Russia
The Greek Foreign Minister began his tour in the cities and the surrounding villages with the solid Greek populations. He landed at Anapa airport, named after a legend of the Soviet air force, of Greek origin Vladimir Kokkinakis. Anapa is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the northern coast of the Black Sea.
âPolice! Masks! Seat belts!â shouted our guide, Tolga, as the coach was waved down in the middle of nowhere. A mad scramble ensued to find some sort of face covering. It was the third day of our walking tour in eastern Turkey and our group of 12 had happily bubbled up, covering our faces only to enter hotels, restaurants and museums.Â
Tolga flung a pack of disposable masks down the aisle to those of us cowering behind seats as the policeman stepped aboard. Fortunately he laughed at our predicament and wished us a pleasant journey. A more punctilious man could have fined us £100 each.