Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Russian President Vladimir Putin have confirmed their commitment to strengthen ties between the two nations.
The announcement came following a phone call between the two leaders last Friday, during which they also reiterated their dedication to undertake greater bilateral ties with relation to energy, said Moscow’s Kremlin.
To follow, on Tuesday Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Russian Segey Lavrov met to further discuss cooperation and bilateral relations.
“The General Assembly is very, very important for both multilateral and bilateral negotiations, and in this context we saw the Foreign Minister of Russia,” said Mr Kotzias.
“2016 is the Year of Greek-Russian Friendship and Cooperation, and I invited him to come to Athens this year so that we can move ahead with our cooperation.”
The ministers, who met while in New York, also addressed “the Syrian issue” and their “cooperation goals”, with Mr Kotzias referring to earlier meetings with the Iranian foreign minister, American officials and European foreign ministers.
“We also talked about the situation in Ukraine,” he added.
Source: Reuters, ANA-MPA
