Sakellaropoulou raised the issue of German reparations with Steinmeier – “For us it is legally considered closed”, he replied

The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou met Wednesday morning at the Presidential Palace with the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

In the dialogue they had in front of the cameras, Katerina Sakellaropoulo raised the issue of German reparations with the President of Germany, with Frank-Walter Steinmeier, responding that “our legal position on reparations, you know the difference, for us legally the issue is considered closed”.

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The official visit to Athens of the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at the invitation of the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, began with the laying of a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier.

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Steinmeier will have a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximou Mansion, followed by expanded talks between the two delegations.

At 12:05, Steinmeier will pay a visit to the Numismatic Museum and at 13:10 he will participate in the celebration of the “150 years of the German Archaeological Institute of Athens”. At 15:15 the President of Germany will visit the Malakassa K.Y.T. and in the afternoon at 18:45 he will attend an event at the archaeological site of Kerameikos.

In the evening, at 20:30, President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will host an official dinner in honour of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Elke Budenbender at the Presidential Palace.

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