Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos

The military parade for March 25 national holiday celebrations is in progress in the center of Greece’s capital, Athens.

Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign  Affairs lashed out at President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday night in response to the statements of the Greek state and political leadership on the Armenian Genocide during the visit of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Athens.

A political leaders meeting chaired by President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos will take place on Friday, according to sources.

The same sources said that earlier on Monday that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke on the phone with Mr. Pavlopoulos. Mr.Tsipras had also a phone contact with main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The austerity policy has led the eurozone on the brink of an economic crisis and a monetary suffocation,” President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Friday during the Delphi Economic Forum, held at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi.

The leader of main opposition New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his concerns over the developments in refugee issue to President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

Mr. Mitsotakis asked to see Mr. Pavlopoulos in order to talk about the recent developments on refugee and migration issue.

President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos met with the president of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach on Friday and stressed the importance of the contribution of the Olympic institutions in order to address the huge refugee problem in terms of humanity.

President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos received newly elected main opposition New Democracy (ND)leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday at the presidential mansion.

Greece considers Russia’s contribution to dealing with the huge challenges worldwide of high importance, stated President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos during his meeting on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the presidential mansion at the outskirts of Moscow.

President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos will visit Moscow on January 14-15 following an invitation by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration that will be grant him an honorary degree.

Mr. Pavlopoulos will also meet with the President Vladimir Putin on January 15.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos decided not to attend the blessing of waters at Pireaus port on Epiphany Day.

Instead, they attended the ceremony held at Dionysiou Areopagitou church at Kolonaki along with Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis and other members of the government and politicians.