The delegation consisted of Hellenic Tourism Organisation (EOT) secretary general Panos Livadas, Foreign Affairs ministry secretary general for International Economic Relations Panagiotis Mihalos, Consul General in Moscow Eleni Michalopoulou, Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) president Andreas Andreadis, Aegean Airlines vice president Eftychios Vassilakis, Tourism and Foreign ministries officials as well as entrepreneurs operating in the tourism industry.

In his speech, EOT secretary general thanked the attendees for their contribution to the significant increase in tourist flow from Russia to Greece in 2013. He also presented the strategy for the Russian market for this year’s tourist season, assuring the representatives of the Russian tourist market that successful cooperation will continue.
As repeatedly stated by Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogiannis, he stressed that nothing will change regarding the policy on visas for Russian citizens wishing to visit Greece. On the contrary, efforts will be made to further facilitate them.