Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is paying an official visit to Berlin today.

The Greek prime minister will meet at 13:00 with the Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Mertz and will follow statements to the press after the meeting.

Mr Mitsotakis is the first European leader to be accepted by Mr Mertz.

In the evening, the prime minister will speak as an honorary guest at the Economic Council Germany annual conference, where he will be awarded for the government’s reforms that put Greece on a growth track.

At the heart of bilateral relations, EU cooperation, as well as international policy issues

Bilateral relations, cooperation within the European Union, as well as international policy issues, will be at the heart of the talks in Berlin by Chancellor Friedrich Mertz and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The prime minister will find a “great understanding” on the issue of immigration, the German government spokesman said yesterday.

According to the announcement by government spokesman Stefan Cornelius, Mr Mitsotakis will be accepted at military prices in the Chancellery, while the joint press conference is scheduled for 14:30 (Greek time).

Answering a question if the migratory He will deal with the talks, Mr Cornelius said that “the issue of immigration will probably play a role in all talks with our European neighbors, allies and friends, and therefore in talks with Mr. Mitsotakis”, to add::

“I believe that in relations between Germany and Greece there is a lot of experience in this context. I believe that in general, in recent days we have done a lot in our communication with European neighbors on the issue of immigration. The Minister of the Interior, as well as the Chancellor in his conversations, always referred to the matter, so he will be in his talks with the Greek Prime Minister. “

Asked if Mr Mitsotakis may be waiting for a “greater understanding” from Mr Mertz, with whom they belong to the same political family in the European Union, Stefan Cornelius expressed the conviction that “the Greek prime minister will find a great understanding” and stressed that “German politics” For immigration and as it was possible to communicate with the new German government ‘.