Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras warmly welcomed the lineup of the new European Commission and the appointment of Greek outgoing Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos as Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs.

National Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos met with U.S. Ambassador to Greece David D. Pearce at the Defense Ministry on Tuesday, his office announced, ahead of an official visit to the United States on Thursday. 

The ministers of defense and citizen protection visited the crews and staff of fire fighting aircraft marking the beginning of the fire season.