Greek president cancels visit to Germany
The German president's office says Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has canceled a previously planned visit to Germany that was set for next week.
Pavlopoulos was to make his first visit to Germany since being elected president on Tuesday, meeting President Joachim Gauck in Berlin. Gauck's office didn't give a reason for the cancelation, but Greece is holding a referendum on Sunday in which the country's prime minister has urged voters to denounce the last deal offered by creditors for releasing bailout funds.
On Thursday, Pavlopoulos noted that Greece's place in Europe as well as in the eurozone was a "one-way street" not only in terms of the country's economy but also in terms of natural security.
Pavlopoulos, a conservative law professor and veteran politician, was elected as head of state in February.
[AP, Kathimerini]
