Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos will visit Vienna on Tuesday, 3 June, to participate in the Conference on the Western Balkans, which is being hosted by the Foreign Ministry of Austria.
During the Conference, Mr. Venizelos will present, together with Italian Foreign Minister F. Mogherini, the priorities of the Greek and Italian Presidencies of the Council of the European Union as regards the accession course of the Western Balkans. On Tuesday afternoon, upon the conclusion of the Conference, Mr. Venizelos will hold a joint press conference with Italian Foreign Minister F. Mogherini and Austrian Foreign Minister S. Kurz.
Mr. Venizelos will then travel to Warsaw, at the invitation of Polish Foreign Minister R. Sikorski, to represent Greece at the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of Polish Freedom Day and the ceremony for the awarding of the Solidarity Prize, which has been established by the Polish Foreign Ministry in recognition of the efforts of internationally prominent persons who fight for the promotion of democracy and political freedoms.
June 2, 2014