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Mitsotakis to Xi: Visit inaugurating new era in Greek-Chinese relations
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Greece, expressing hope that the official visit will lead to wider cooperation between the two countries.
"My recent visit to Shanghai and yours today is inaugurating a new era in our relations, he told Xi. "I hope this visit is a milestone in the further deepening of our bilateral relations.
Traffic disrupted in central Athens for Chinese president’s visit
Police shut down central avenues in the Greek capital on Monday morning as a two-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping got underway.
The road closures concern Syntagma square, the Presidential Mansion and the area around the Acropolis Hill.
The Syntagma metro station will remain closed and trains will pass through without stopping.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Greece for visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Greece on an official visit meant to deepen economic ties between the two countries.
China's president Xi Jinping arrives in Athens
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Athens on a two-day official visit.
Xi was met at the Athens Airport by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.
On Monday, Xi is due to meet President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who visited China last May, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Xi and Mitsotakis also met a few days ago, at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai.
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Greek PM explores China market
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China and Greece edge closer, as PM visits Shanghai
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted on Monday in China that his government is "determined to facilitate foreign investors" in a message that was seen to not only target Beijing but other financial centers as well.
Mitsotakis to attend Shanghai fair
China's President Xi Jinping will attend the International Import Expo in Shanghai on November 5, the country's Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will also attend, along with heads of state from France, Greece, Jamaica and Serbia, according to Ren Hongbin, China's assistant commerce minister.
[Reuters]
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