Duncan and Gerapetritis discuss his ‘forthcoming visit’ to Australia

Australian Ambassador to Greece Alison Duncan has spoken of the “forthcoming visit” of Greece’s Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis to Australia pursuing their gathering astatine the Foreign Ministry successful Athens.

“I was delighted to conscionable with Greece’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Gerapetritis, to sermon caller opportunities successful the bilateral narration and his forthcoming visit to Australia,” Duncan wrote connected LinkedIn, posting a photograph from their meeting.

Her statement comes astir a week aft Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said helium was “looking guardant to welcoming” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis “to Australia aboriginal adjacent year arsenic an authoritative impermanent of the government”.

The two leaders had met successful New York astatine an lawsuit organised by Australia titled “Protecting Children successful the Digital Age” during the High-Level Week of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

Mitsotakis was accompanied by his wife, Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotaki, while Albanese attended with his fiancée, Jodie Haydon.

“And I’m sure that while he’s there (in Australia), we’ll proceed to prosecute connected this contented (of protecting children successful the integer age), arsenic it’s not a substance constricted to Australia,” Albanese said.

So, according to some Albanese and Duncan, visits by Mitsotakis and Gerapetritis are expected.

While much details astir these visits — including whether and when they will take spot — are expected successful the coming days, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni arrives successful Australia.

As portion of her visit, she is scheduled to be Saturday’s day lawsuit marking 1 year since the opening of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia’s “living museum”, Our People, Their Stories.

Deputy Foreign Minister Giannis Loverdos, liable for Greeks Abroad, is besides travelling to Australia.

The Greek delegation visiting Australia and New Zealand from 6 to 23 October includes officials from the Interior Ministry, among them General Secretary Athanasios Balerbas (responsible for the Civil Registry and Parliamentary Elections), General Secretary of Citizenship Dimitrios Karnavos, Aikaterini Ouli (General Directorate of Citizenship), and from Loverdos’ Diplomatic Office, Zoi Tsirakopoulou-Glinou and Alexandros Arapetsikas.