The secretary-general of the Ministry of Foreign affairs, Mr. Yiannis-Alexis Zepos, announced a few minutes ago, to the Russian ambassador in Greece Mr.Vladimir Chkhikvishvili that the Greek authorities are able to send by air a group of the special EMAK team. The 40 member group will be accompanied by full high-tech equipment in order to help extinguish the wildfires that ravage the country during the last weeks.
Parallel, Mr. Zepos underlined that in agreement with the Ministry of foreign affairs and the Ministry of citizen protection as well as the Ministry of culture and tourism, the Russian citizens who are in Greece on vacation can extend their stay until September the 10th without worrying about the expiry date of their Entrance card.
Finally, we should underline that the Greek embassy in Moscow as well as the Greek consular authorities that are situated in the Russian Federation are open.
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