Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias will travel to Sochi, the Russian Federation, on Monday morning, May 24, where he will meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. Talks are expected to focus on issues of bilateral and multilateral co-operation, as well as on regional developments.
Statements to the press have been scheduled at the end of their meeting (at about 13.20).
Following his bilateral contacts, the Minister will be given a tour of the Sirius education center in Sochi.
Afterwards, the Foreign Minister will depart for the second part of his visit, to Anapa and Gelendzhik, towns on the northern Black Sea coast with a long-standing Greek presence. There, he is scheduled to participate in events on the same day and the next day, Tuesday 25 May and have a series of meetings with prominent members of the diaspora, representatives of the Greek communities, local officials and businessmen.