Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Christodoulides, who assumed his duties last week, is travelling to Athens on Monday, at the invitation of his counterpart Nikos Kotzias, for meetings with the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Premier Alexis Tsipras and Kotzias.
According to the programme of his visit, Christodoulides will hold on Monday a tete-a-tete meeting with Kotzias, to be followed by consultations between delegations of the two Ministries. Kotzias and Christodoulides will then make statements to the press and have a working lunch.
An official press release issued in Nicosia said that in the afternoon, Christodoulides will speak at an event that will take place at the Greek Foreign Ministry.
On Tuesday, the Foreign Minister will be received by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and will afterwards hold a meeting with Prime Minister Tsipras.
On the same day the Minister will deliver a speech at an event to be held at Piraeus University. Later on he will attend a meeting of the Hellenic Parliament Standing Committee on National Defence and Foreign Affairs.
He returns home on Tuesday evening.
