Kremlin comments on Tsipras visit to Moscow this month

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to visit Moscow on April 8 and on May 9

The Russian president’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists late  Thursday that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit Moscow on two dates, April 8 and May 9. Peskov said that the visits comes following an invitation that Russia extended to the Greek leader.

The April 8 date is a working visit to cover a wide range of cooperation issues between Russian President Putin and Tsipras, including trade, investment, humanitarian issues and culture. The men will also exchange views on current international crises. A series of bilateral agreements are set to be signed after discussions.

The May 9 visit coincides with the annual events to commemorate the then Soviet Union’s victory against Nazi Germany and the latter’s allies.