Prime minister to plug Greece's role at NATO summit

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to plug Greece's geostrategic role as a pillar of stability in a volatile region and an important ally at Thursday's informal NATO summit in Brussels, which will be held under the dark shadow cast by Monday's terror attack in Manchester.

The summit will also have added value in terms of interest due to the attendance of US President Donald Trump and newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron.

Apart from meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Tsipras's aides said he will most likely hold brief meetings on the sidelines of the summit with both the French and American leaders, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and, possibly, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as well.

Tsipras is accompanied in Brussels by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, who will also meet with their...