Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington later this month after accepting an invitation from the White House.
Tsipras is scheduled to meet Donald Trump on October 17, during his official visit to the USA where he will discuss regional security, defence and terrorism as well as the issue of the Souda naval base on Crete.
The Greek PM will hold parallel meetings with US government officials whilst his meeting with the US President will also focus on bilateral issues, the refugee crisis as well as investments and collaborations in the field of energy.
Greece’s major geopolitical role has led to increased interest by the US government as demonstrated by the fact that Tsipras is the only Greek head of state to have met two US presidents in less than a year. Tsipras met with former US President Barak Obama in November 2016.
The two countries are partners in economy and trade, education, science and innovation and humanitarian response, among others.
