The Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General, Ambassador Vassilis Kaskarelis, met today, 22 November 2012, jointly with Culture Secretary General Lina Mendoni, with the Russian President’s Special Envoy for International Cultural Relations, Ambassador Mikhail Shvykdkoy. Also participating in the meeting was Ambassador Ilias Klis, who has been appointed Special Representative of the Prime Minister for issues pertaining to Greek-Russian Cultural Years, and who will undertake the preparations for the Year of Greece in Russia and the Year of Russia in Greece.
The meeting looked at bilateral cultural cooperation issues, and particularly the preparations for the Greek-Russian Cultural Years.
November 22, 2012