PM Tsipras' visit to the US focuses on debt and growth, says gov't spokesman Gerovassili

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PM Tsipras' visit to the US focuses on debt and growth, says gov't spokesman Gerovassili
Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili on Monday said that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' participation in the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly gives the opportunity for a series of meetings within the framework of the government's multi-dimensional policy.

The prime minister's visit to the US has three aims: the discussion on debt, political stability, and economic stability based on recovery and growth.

On Monday, Tsipras will participate in the UN summit and attend the speeches of UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, Brazil's President Dilma Vana Rousseff and US President Barack Obama. In the afternoon he will attend a luncheon hosted by Ban Ki-moon and in the evening he will attend a reception hosted by the US President and the First Lady to the heads of delegations.

He will also have bilateral meetings with the presidents of China, Egypt, Brazil, Ecuador and possibly Venezuela.

Regarding the meeting with the President of China, Xi Jinping, the discussion will focus on bilateral relations, economic and cultural issues and maritime cooperation.

 

On Tuesday morning he will meet with President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades and in the afternoon he will meet with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The meeting with Albanian Prime Minister will take place either on Monday or Tuesday. He will also attend the reception of the European Council President Donald Tusk and in the evening he will meet with representatives of the Greek American Community.

On Wednesday, he will meet with President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas and late afternoon with the US Secretary of State John Kerry, in the presence of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias.

On Thursday, the last day of the visit, he will meet with Archbishop Demetrios of America and possibly the mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio.

Due to his busy schedule, the Greek Prime Minister will not meet with the IMF chief Christine Lagarde. However, Economy Minister George Stathakis will meet with Lagarde.

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