Tourism minister says all foreign visitors welcome

Greece is preparing to admit tourists from all over the world this summer but will be adhering to the advice of health experts to ensure it remains a safe destination in terms of coronavirus exposure, the country's tourism minister said Tuesday.

"Every tourist is welcome. ... This has been a very stressful year for everyone, and the refilling of the batteries is the call of the day," Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said. "But of course, we will have to wait for the experts, for the international bodies, to say when this is safe to do so,"

"We don't want to put at risk the people that visit us. And, of course, our population," Theoharis told The Associated Press in an interview.

The government imposed a lockdown early in Greece's coronavirus outbreak, a move credited with holding infections to a level considerably lower than many other parts of Europe. Greece...