The USA is honoured country at Thessaloniki Trade Fair

The United States will be the honoured country at this year's international trade fair by the city of Thessaloniki.

On Wednesday the city's mayor Yiannis Boutaris took the opportunity to meet the US Ambassador and Consul General ahead of the occassion.

Both US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt and Consul General in Thessaloniki Gregory Pleiger highlighted that the US is giving particular weight to having good ties with Greece as reflected in the large number of American companies participating in the fair, along with the presence of high ranking American government officials.

Boutaris took the opportunity to brief both men on progress made on the construction of Holocaust museum in the western part of Thessaloniki.