Official schedule of Turkish President’s two-day visit to Greece

The Greek Presidency announced on Wednesday the full schedule of the official two-day visit (Dec. 7-8) of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan to the country, following an invitation by Greek counterpart Prokopios Pavlopoulos.

THURSDAY

-Erdogan and his wife are expected to land in Athens’ International Airport at 10:30 on Thursday. They will be welcomed by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias.
-At 11:30, Erdogan will arrive at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier, where he will lay a wreath and will then continue to the Presidential Mansion where he will be received by Pavlopoulos and his wife Vlasia Pavlopoulou.
-At about 11:45 the official welcoming ceremony will start, followed at 12:00 by a private meeting between the two presidents. At 12:40, the meeting will be continued with the participation of the two countries’ extended delegations.
-At 13:30 Erdogan and his delegation will arrive at Maximos Mansion where he will be welcomed by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. A private meeting will follow with joint statements to the press at 14:50.
-At 16:30 Erdogan will meet the leader of the main opposition (New Democracy) Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
-The program for the first day will conclude with an official dinner in the Turkish leader’s honour by Pavlopoulos and his wife at the Presidential Mansion at 19:25.

FRIDAY

-On Friday, Erdogan with his wife and the government delegation will travel to Alexandroupolis at 11:15, where they will be welcomed by Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos and Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Amanatidis.
-At 12:10 he will arrive in Komotini, where he will visit the Kirmahalle Cammi and then at 13:30-15:00 he will lunch at the Chris and Eve Mansion Hotel.
-Erdogan’s visit will conclude at 16:00 with their flight back to Turkey.