A ministerial delegation from Greece led by tourism minister Elena Kountoura is in the Kingdom to bolster bilateral cooperation in various sectors as the minister met her counterpart and other higher authorities in Riyadh.

Kountoura met Prince Sultan bin Salman, President of Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) and Muhammad bin Hamza Khoshaim, vice minister of health for planning and development.

During the meeting with the SCTA president, she discussed the prospects of cooperation between the two countries in tourism, antiquities, museums and urban heritage.

Notably, the two countries have a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in place that was signed between the SCTA and the Greek ministry of tourism last year in Riyadh to enhance cooperation in tourism, antiquities, museums and urban heritage.

Besides accompanying delegation, this meeting was also attended by the Greek charge d’ affaires in Riyadh Elias Andronicus Sklovatos in addition to a number of senior officials from SCTA.

Moreover, during the meeting with the vice minister of Health for planning and development Kountoura exchanged the cordial talks and discussed a number of topics of mutual concern in the health sector.

Meanwhile, the Greek ministry of tourism and the Greek embassy, Saudi Arabia, hosted the first Greek tourism workshop on Sunday night, where members of the visiting delegation and Saudi authorities and entrepreneurs also participated and held wide ranging talks to enhance mutual cooperation.

The two sides also discussed about the Saudi-Greece Business Council to promote bilateral relations.

Moreover, on this occasion, the Greek delegation confirmed that from next month, Aeneas

airline from Greece will start two direct commercial flights a week, bringing the southern European country closer to the Kingdom.

These new flights were announced last year by Greek vice minister of development Notis Mitarachi here at a reception hosted by then Greek ambassador Ioannis Christofilis, who has gone back after completing his tenure.

The two countries share cordial economic and cultural relations, whereas the historical ties go back to centuries.