Pages

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Alternate Foreign Minister G. Katrougalos meets with EU Commissioner D. Avramopoulos

Alternate Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos met with EU Commissioner, Dimitris Avramopoulos, in Brussels today, in a very friendly and constructive climate. Mr. Katrougalos thanked Mr. Avramopoulos for the actions he has taken to extend through 2017 the pilot programme for granting visas to Turkish citizens visiting Northern Aegean islands for tourist reasons. Mr. Avramopoulos' efforts were made in response to a relevant request promoted systematically by the Foreign Ministry since the expiration of the previous programme (28 October 2016) and actively supported by local communities. Mr. Katrougalos also briefed Mr. Avramopoulos on the Greek government's views on issues...


READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.mfa.gr