Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas is accompanying the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, on a state visit to Israel, from 29 to 31 March. In this context, Mr. Mardas participated in Mr. Pavlopoulos’ meetings with the President of the State of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Speaker of the Knesset, Yuli Edelstein. Mr. Mardas also accompanied President Pavlopoulos on a visit to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and participated in the meeting with His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem.
In parallel, Mr. Mardas also met with Avigdor Yitzhaki, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel on issues of housing development. The subject of the meeting was the participation of Greek construction firms in infrastructure and public projects in Israel.
Finally, on the margins of the President of the Republic’s state visit, a business mission is taking place, with the participation of Greek entrepreneurs from the sectors of technology, industry, tourism and food.
March 31, 2016