Droutsas was scheduled to hold talks with Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and with Marios Garoyian, the speaker of the House of Representatives. He was also expected to meet with Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II and the leadership of Greek Cyprus’ political parties and to attend a working dinner hosted by his Greek Cypriot counterpart, Markos Kyprianou.
Droutsas was upgraded from alternate foreign minister to foreign minister during Monday night’s Cabinet reshuffle. “Team is the right word. Teamwork. This is, in my view, what we always had in mind. What I simply want to say about the Foreign Ministry is that we managed to create and maintain the necessary stability in our region. This is important: Give Greece its voice again, ensure its presence and work to develop Greece’s international standing again -- through our initiatives. I think we achieved that. I think we have laid very good foundations in order to move forward,” Droutsas said on Tuesday.
Last week, Droutsas was in Ankara where he, along with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, watched a match between Greek and Turkish teams during the ongoing basketball World Championship.
