Angela Merkel to go to Greece afterward Thursday – “Oxi” Day

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will probably be paying a farewell official go to to Greece on Thursday and Friday, coinciding with the nationwide vacation of Oxi Day.

The go to by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Athens on October 28 (Oxi Day) and 29 is “an essential signal of the shut – and within the spirit of belief – cooperation between the 2 international locations, together with within the European context,” Deputy Speaker of the German Federal Authorities Ulrike Demmer mentioned.

She added that there are various problems with frequent curiosity, similar to addressing the challenges of local weather, well being and migration, during which Germany and Greece are working carefully collectively.

Merkel could have dinner with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday night. She may even meet Mitsotakis on Friday morning on the Maximos Mansion. A joint press convention is scheduled afterward at 12:30.

In the course of the assembly with the Greek prime minister, bilateral relations, European and worldwide coverage points and financial cooperation will probably be mentioned, Demmer mentioned.

The Chancellor, on Friday, may even be acquired by the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and meet with the brand new representatives of Civil Society.