Dmitry Medvedev

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev landed in Sofia for a two-day visit, reported BTV.

Minutes after the landing of the government aircraft, a big cortege passed through  the center of Sofia.

The security measures surrounding the visit have led to a major traffic jam on Tsarigradsko shose, where traffic was heavy due to the long weekend.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrives in Bulgaria on a two-day visit. He will be greeted on March 4 with an official ceremony in front of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
 

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis commenced an effort to build closer ties with Russian leaders in talks with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin in Moscow.

Russia can depend on Greece as a reliable partner, conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday, adding that a New Democracy government would work toward strengthening bilateral ties between Athens and Moscow.

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is paying a two-day visit to Russia with a party delegation, met on Thursday with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will be on an official visit to Bulgaria on March 4-5 at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov, the government information service announced on Monday.

The visit will begin a day after Bulgaria's National Holiday - March 3rd.

The leader of the main conservative opposition New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to pay a two-day visit to Moscow next week, ND has announced.
During his visit on Wednesday and Thursday he is to meet with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other senior members of the government.

Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis will pay a two-day visit to Russia on February 27-28, New Democracy said in a press release.

During his visit, he will meet with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and other senior members of the Russian government.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakes hands with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras during a meeting outside Moscow on Dec. 7. (Photo by Yekaterina SHTUKINA / SPUTNIK / AFP)

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is in Moscow for an official visit being touted as the beginning of the end of a frosty period in traditionally warm ties between Greece and Russia and during which energy cooperation is expected to be a key focus of talks. 

Tsipras is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, as well as his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.