Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglou in Istanbul. Tsipras will leave for the neighboring county at 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday to attend the football match between the national teams of Greece and Turkey.
On Wednesday, the two men will discuss the refugee crisis and the safety conditions in Europe as well as the bilateral relations.
On Wednesday morning, Tsipras will meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos (Bartholomew) and head to the Turkish capital after this meeting at 10.30 a.m.
At noon, Tsipras will meet in private with Davutoglu. The talks will continue with a broader composition at a working lunch at 2.30 p.m. followed by statements being made by the two officials.
Tsipras will have a series of meetings with party leaders, and will also meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during this visit.
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