The letter that president Karolos Papoulias will be handing over to EU leaders at the EU summit, written by newly elected Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, was released by Reuters on Thursday.
That letter in full:
As I have already informed you, I will unfortunately not be able to attend the current European Summit, due to an eye operation I had to undergo. Greece will be represented by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Karolos Papoulias.