Russia

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias on Friday pledged here to further promote cooperation in various fields between their countries. The two leaders are in Russia's Sochi for the opening ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympic...

Greece was the third favorite destination worldwide for Russian tourists this year. Nearly 1.1 million Russians visited Greece during the first nine months of 2013. According to official data, the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism, Rosturizm, announced the number of...

Olympic Brewery SA is expanding its activities in three new markets - Canada, Brazil and Russia - expecting the first beer exports by the start of the new year. Yiannis Hitos, chairman and chief executive of the company, speaking to...

  The airbase "Andreas Papandreou" has become the centre of a diplomatic conflict between the United States and Russia. The Cypriot government which is being pushed to provide a solution that will satisfy both sides, is in the middle of...

The bread in southern Russia is going to acquire a Greek taste. Russian officials made this statement, after their meeting with the Deputy Minister of Development and Competitiveness Athanasios Skordas. Mr. Skordas attended along with the governor of Stavropol, Vladimir...

After a historic walk in space, the capsule of the Russian spaceship Soyuz that was carrying three astronauts and the olympic torch, landed today in Kazakhstan, a little less than three months before the Olympic Games in Sochi start. After...

The Republic of Cyprus has succeeded through persistent efforts in liberalising chartered flights with Russia during the winter season. The liberalization of flights from Russia to Cyprus has been made possible after a relevant request submitted by Cyprus had been...

Russia looks forward to restarting cooperation and visa talks with the EU under Greece's upcoming presidency of the bloc, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here on Wednesday. Greece has signaled it intends to promote EU relations with Moscow when...

The Olympic Flame for the first time in history, arrived in the northern part of the world. The North Pole welcomed the flame and torch lighting ceremony of the Olympic Cup. The flame was carried by a nuclear-powered icebreaker...

Greece’s Consulate General, Yiannis Plotas, participated in a unique and impressive ceremony of Sochi Winter Games Torch Relay that took place in Russia. He received an invitation from the Russian Olympic Committee, which was an honor for Greek Consulate...