Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations on the occasion of the 200-year anniversary of the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman rule in a letter to the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday.
Putin said that Russia gives huge importance to its relations with Greece, noting that Russia-Greece Year will contribute to the consolidation of the mutually beneficial relations between the two countries.
Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, who is expected to arrive in Athens on Wednesday afternoon, will represent Russia in the commemoration events for the 200-year anniversary of the Greek Revolution.