The receipt of the proposed MoU prepared by the Greek General Staff, and further contacts was the purpose of a four-member Saudi military delegation's visit to Athens on January 17. The MoU is proposing to deploy an array of the Patriot Long Range Missile Air Force missile system to Saudi Arabia as part of an multi-national initiative encouraged by the US.

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will carry out a series of visits to countries in the Middle East, starting with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, where he will hold talks on important regional issues, focusing on developments in the Mediterranean following the signature of memoranda between Turkey and Libya, as well as bilateral talks.

Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias will meet with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Geneva on Monday.