On 16–17 October 2026, the Consul General of Georgia in Thessaloniki, Gela Japaridze, paid a working visit to the Thessaly Region, including the cities of Larissa and Volos, where he held meetings with the Governor of the Thessaly Region, Dimitrios Kouretas; the Mayor of Larissa, Athanasios Mamakos; and the Acting Mayor of Volos, Elena Andonopoulou.
On October 6, 2026, the Consul General of Georgia in Thessaloniki Gela Japaridze and the President of the Diagnostic Center “Platon Diagnosis” Christina Karali signed a one-year extension of the agreement concluded on October 2, 2024.
On October 2, 2026, the Consul General of Georgia in Thessaloniki Gela Japaridze met with the President of the Kavala Chamber of Commerce Ioannis Panagiotidis.
On September 5, 2026, the Consul General of Georgia in Thessaloniki Gela Japaridze visited the annual international exhibition “HELEXPO,” where works and products by Georgian designers and artists are showcased.
On August 7, 2026, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara Tsotne Ananidze and the Minister of Internally Displaced Persons of Abkhazia David Patsatsia, together with the accompanying delegation, met with representatives of the Georgian diaspora living in Thessaloniki at the Consulate General of Georgia in Thessaloniki, as part of their working visit to the Hellenic Republic.
On June 8, 2026, the Consulate General of Georgia in Thessaloniki hosted an official reception at the Makedonia Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki in celebration of Georgia’s Independence Day.
On May 7, 2026, within the framework of the 22nd Thessaloniki International Book Fair, a presentation was held for the Greek translation of “Fertile Land”, a poem by the famous Georgian poet Dato Magradze.
On March 25, 2026, Consul General in Thessaloniki, Gela Japaridze, attended events dedicated to the Greek Independence Day, during which he laid a wreath at the Heroes’ Memorial in Thessaloniki and paid tribute to the memory of those who lost their lives in the fight for the country’s independence.
On March 22, 2026, Protopresbyter Giorgi Mathureli conducted a memorial service for the soul of the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, Ilia II, at the Church of Saint Nicholas in Thessaloniki, which was attended by employees of the Consulate General of Georgia, their family members, and representatives of the Georgian diaspora.
In connection with the passing of the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, Ilia II, entries were made in the condolence book opened at the Consulate General of Georgia in Thessaloniki by: Konstantinos Gioulekas, Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Hellenic Republic for Macedonia and Thrace Affairs, and Katerina Tsapikidou, Director of the International Relations Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thessaloniki.
On March 13, 2026, the Consul General of Georgia in Thessaloniki, Gela Japaridze, met with the President of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ioannis Masoutis.
On March 12, 2026, the Consul General of Georgia in Thessaloniki, Gela Japaridze, met with the Governor of the Region of Central Macedonia, Athina Athanasiadou-Aidona.
