Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday afternoon, his office announced on Thursday.

Tsipras is in northern Greece ahead of the opening on Saturday of the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), where the US is the honoured country and where the premier will deliver his annual economic policy speech.

The meeting is scheduled for 17:15 at the prime minister’s office in Thessaloniki.