Greek Economy Minister Dimitri Papadimitriou on Thursday received US ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, with talks reportedly focusing on US investors' interest in Greece, according to a press release issued by the former's office.
The Greek minister, previously a long-time economics professor at an exclusive northeast university in the United States, referred to Greece as a "friendly destination" for new investment plans, while adding that his leftist-rightist coalition government aims to facilitate foreign direct investments.
Both men, according to the press release, also discussed Papadimitriou's official trip to the US in October.
