All the pending matters concerning Greece’s fiscal consolidation programme have been on the negotiating table during a meeting between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the representatives of Greece’s troika of interna-tional lenders on Tuesday evening, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said after the end of the meeting.

Greece, given its geographic location, can be China’s gateway to Europe and Europe’s to China, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told an event on Monday evening at Athens’ Intercontinental hotel, hosted by the Union of Greek Ship Owners and the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, on the occasion of the European Maritime Day and Hellenic Maritime Day.

BEIJING (ANA/MPA-S. Goutzanis): Greece is building a success story, and it wants China to be part of that story, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Thursday, speaking at the Academy of Social Sciences of China.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and members of his cabinet made final preparations for an official visit to China starting Wednesday, as the prospect of extending bilateral cooperation with major agreements in the leading sectors of shipping and tourism, and promoting the main port of Piraeus into a major hub of commerce in Europe with the help of China-based container company COSCO, will be on the agenda.