With the laying of a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier, the official visit to Athens of the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, began, following the invitation of the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

The President of Germany then has a meeting with the President of the Republic at the Presidential Palace and extended talks will follow. At 11:15, Mr. Steinmeier will have a private meeting with the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at the Maximos Palace, and then extended talks between the two delegations will take place.

At 12:05 Mr. Steinmeier will visit the Numismatic Museum and at 13:10 he will participate in the celebratory event for the “150 years of the German Archaeological Institute of Athens”. At 15:15 the President of Germany will visit the K.Y.T. Malakasas and in the afternoon at 18:45 he will attend an event at the archaeological site of Kerameikos.

In the evening, at 20:30, the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou will host an official dinner in honor of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Elke Budenbender at the Presidential Palace.