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A congratulatory message on Greece's decision to expel two Russian officials from Athens was posted by State Department spokesperson, Heather Naughter, on Twitter, despite the fact that the Greek Foreign Ministry had not yet published a relevant announcement on its site.

The "National Herald" published the State Department's Diplomatic Security Office declassified documents, which clarify the case, which Greek state news agency AMNA had reported on concerning the Greek journalists that had been allegedly arrested and spoke of forgery on their part and that they were in danger of being prosecuted by the US authorities, while Mr Pappas spoke of "tremendous wretchedness" in his statements.

Greece ranks among the safest countries for American tourists, according to a new ranking system issued for the country's travellers by the U.S. State Department on Wednesday.