The Cyprus issue, the migrant and refugee crisis as well as the negotiations between Greece and FYROM dominated a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. 

Earlier, Tsipras also met with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. Greece’s and Turkey’s premiers agreed to upgrade bilateral collaboration on the refugee issue and discussed the prospect of strengthening ties, especially economic, cultural and in transport.
Tsipras called on Turkey to support ongoing talks for a just and viable solution on the Cyprus issue, based on United Nations resolutions. 

With Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, the talks focused on the need to boost efforts for a solution to the Cyprus issue, reaffirming close bilateral cooperation as the central foreign policy axis for both countries.

In another meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the two leaders examined the possibility of holding a trilateral meeting with Cyprus and agreed to exchange visits to intensify cooperation in economy, trade and transport. 

On Monday (28.9), Tsipras held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, Cuban President Raul Castro, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama and the Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Angel Gurria. The Greek PM is accompanied by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, who is holding another series of bilateral meetings with foreign ministers and other officials.

Economy Minister @ IMF

Yesterday (29.9) at the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington DC, Greek Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis discussed with IMF’s managing director Christine Lagarde recent developments in the Greek economy, the issue of bank recapitalization, the country's debt and the path to economic revival. Mme Lagarde said that the IMF is prepared to work with the Greek government to promote its agenda of reforms, while Stathakis reiterated the need to introduce measures for social cohesion.