PM Samaras to meet US president Obama on Thursday
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was due to depart for Washington late on Monday night, where he will meet U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday.
The premier's itinerary will include meetings with journalists from the Washington Post and New York Times, a one-day trip to New York on Wednesday for talks with Greek-American investment groups and his meeting with Obama on Thursday, at around 10:00 p.m. Greek time.
Immediately after meeting the U.S. President, Samaras will again visit New York for a succession of meetings on Friday with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, representatives of the Greek-American community and the head of the American Jewish Committee David Harris.
He will also visit Ground Zero and the site where the new St. Nicholas Church is being erected.
Source: Athens News Agency