According to Russian officials, Greek Prime minister George Papandreou extended an invitation to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to visit Greece, during a telephone discussion between the two leaders two nights ago. Putin's press spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Magnitogorsk, where Putin is on tour that the heads of the two governments expressed their high estimation for the current level of Greek-Russian cooperation in a variety of sectors.
He added that Papandreou expressed appreciation to the Russian side for its cooperation, via the International Mediterranean Fund (IMF) and expressed certainty that the temporary economic difficulties faced by Greece will be soon overcome.
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