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Four days after winning the ATP Next Gen final in Milan, Greece's young tennis sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas was on Wednesday received by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos at the Presidential Mansion in Athens.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday inaugurated the sixth installment of the Athens Democracy Forum, an annual event established by the New York Times, Kathimerini and the United Nations Democracy Fund to address the hot-button issues being debated in today's liberal societies.

Condolences and messages of support from foreign leaders continued to pour in for the victims of a wildfire that ravaged a seaside resort east of Athens, claiming at least 83 lives.

The Prince of Wales on Thursday extended the condolences of the royal family to the families impacted by the deadly wildfires east of Athens earlier this week.

"My wife and I wanted you to know how deeply saddened we were to learn of the tragic loss of life following the devastating wildfires in Attica," Prince Charles said in his message to Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (center) poses for a photo with a group of Greek-American students who visited the Presidential Mansion in Athens on Thursday as part of an annual hospitality program organized by the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad.

The continued detention by Turkey of two Greek soldiers who accidently crossed the land border in early March is "barbaric," Deputy Defense Minister Fotis Kouvelis said on Wednesday.

His comments to Sto Kokkino FM came a day after a Turkish court rejected a fourth request for the two Greek soldiers to be released.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos greeted with satisfaction Thursday's statement by the European Council on Turkey, saying it reflects European solidarity, as he hosted a meeting with the new Defense Minister of Cyprus, Savvas Angelides on Friday in Athens.

With relations between Greece and Turkey in a downward spiral in recent months, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos reiterated his call to Ankara on Tuesday to "fully respect" international law so that it can remain on course for European Union accession. .

Irish President Michael D. Higgins is arriving in Athens on Wednesday on an invitation from his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos for an official visit that will also include a trip to a refugee camp.

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Thursday in his Christmas message to the Greek diaspora that good relations with Turkey will depend on Ankara's respect for Cyprus's sovereignty and the Treaty of Lausanne, which forged modern Greece and Turkey's borders.