Greece continues to play a leading role on the road to development, Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday during a cabinet meeting.

The deepening and expansion of the already strong Greek-Italian relations, particularly in the economy and bilateral energy cooperation, were discussed during the working dinner of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with his Italian counterpart, Georgia Meloni, at the Maximos Mansion.

Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni's visit to Athens on Thursday will be an opportunity for an overall discussion on strengthening relations between Greece and Italy, the developments in the region, the common challenges as well as the coordination in issues of EU agenda at the dinner hosted by the Greek Prime Minister at the Maximos Mansion, sources said.