Greece determined to attract foreign investment, Mitsotakis tells Chinese president

Greece is determined to do all it can to attract foreign investment, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a meeting in Shanghai with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

"Today in Greece there is a government that is determined to facilitating foreign investors, to attracting foreign capital and creating wealth and prosperity for all Greeks in a way that is sustainable and protects the environment," Mitsotakis told Xi. 

The Greek premier said his visit, which was accompanied by a large business delegation, underlined the "extreme importance" that his conservative government lays upon bilateral relations which, he stressed, have their roots in close ties between the two countries' ancient cultures. 

Mitsotakis noted too that the first major overture to China took place under a New Democracy government. "I am glad now that as prime minister I can take this...