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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, center, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, right, and President of the Onassis Foundation, Antonis Papadimitriou, stand in front of the of the Parthenon Temple, following the restoration of the Acropolis archaeological site in order to become fully accessible to people with disabilities and mobility issues, during the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in Athens, on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. (Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via AP)

New lift, pathways to open Acropolis to disabled visitors

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In this photo provided by the Greek Prime Minister's Office, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shows a map of Europe during his announcement on the country's new lockdown in Athens, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. Mitsotakis has announced a nationwide three-week lockdown starting Saturday morning, saying that the increase in the coronavirus infections must be stopped before Greece's health care system comes under &quot;unbearable&quot; pressure. (Dimitris Papamitsos/Greek Prime Minister's Office via AP)

Greece imposes lockdown to avoid worst at hospitals

By ELENA BECATOROS and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Greek Defense Ministry, military planes take part in a Greek-US military exercise over Athens, on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was to outline the details of a program Saturday to boost Greece's defense capabilities, amid heightened tensions with neighboring Turkey over rights to resources in the eastern Mediterranean. (Greek Defense Ministry via AP)

Greece to buy new planes, frigates amid Turkey tensions

By ELENA BECATOROS and DEMETRIS NELLAS - Associated Press

Migrants sleep on the roadside on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. The Greek government says thousands of migrants left homeless after fires gutted a sprawling refugee camp on the island of Lesbos will not be allowed to travel to mainland Greece. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece seeks shelter for thousands after refugee camp fire

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and VANGELIS PAPANTONIS - Associated Press

In this photo taken Monday, July 27, 2020, Turkey's research vessel, Oruc Reis, anchored off the coast of Antalya on the Mediterranean, Turkey. A top Turkish official said Tuesday that Turkey will suspend research for oil and gas exploration in disputed waters in the Eastern Mediterranean. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his aides to &quot;be constructive and put this on hold for some time,&quot; presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told Turkish broadcaster CNN Turk.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Greece slams Turkish move on gas exploration in eastern Med

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Greece's prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wearing a helmet and plastic glasses stands at the old airport as bulldozers demolish an abandoned building in Athens, Friday, July 3, 2020. Mitsotakis inaugurated the start of construction work on a long-delayed major development project at the prime seaside site of the old Athens airport. The development of the 620-hectare (1,500-acre) Hellenikon site was a key element of the privatization drive that was part of Greece's international bailouts. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece: Construction begins on major development project

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis give joint statements in Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. (Debbie Hill, UPI Pool via AP)

Israeli PM sets August target date to open skies to flight

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Local residents gather at a roadblock in Karava, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Greece's government hoped to defuse tensions after protests over plans for new migrant camps on two of its islands Wednesday turned into violent clashes between police and local residents, some armed with Molotov cocktails and shotguns.(AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

Greek islanders protest planned migrant centers for 4th day

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter, center, shakes hands with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, left, as they surrounded by security in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2019. Greece will block any European peace deal on Libya unless an agreement between the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli and Turkey on maritime borders is scrapped, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned Thursday. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

Greece threatens to block Libya deal over sea border dispute

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS - Associated Press

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, delivers a speech during a parliament session in Athens, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. Greek lawmakers debate on the state budget for 2020. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Advancing the U.S.-Greece relationship

By John Sitilides

China's President Xi Jinping, centre and his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos, left, inspect the guard of honor by Evzones, the Greek Presidential guards, outside the Presidential palace in Athens, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Xi Jinping is in Greece on a two-day official visit. (AP Photos/Thanassis Stavrakis)

China’s Xi on investment drive in EU member Greece

By ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, speaks with the European Council President Donald Tusk during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. EU leaders have demanded more &quot;realism&quot; from Britain in response to a Brexit plan proposed by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

In historic sale, Greek debt carries negative interest rate

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS - Associated Press

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a speech during the Thessaloniki International Fair at the northern city of Thessaloniki, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. Mitsotakis outlined his economic policies for the next year, as heads of government have traditionally done over the years. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

Greece must restore its credibility, new prime minister says

By BY DEMETRIS NELLAS and COSTAS KANTOURIS - Associated Press

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, right, is applauded by lawmakers after presenting his government's policies during a parliamentary session in Athens, Saturday, July 20, 2019.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

New Greek PM emphasizes tax cuts, jobs, security

By DEMETRIS NELLAS - Associated Press

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, right, Deputy Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos, center, and Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, left, take the oath during a swearing in ceremony at the parliament in Athens, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Greece held its first parliamentary session after the general elections held on July 7. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Greece gets nod from creditors to ease bailout-era taxes

By DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

Greek Prime Ministers Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, speaks next to Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, as new government participate in a first cabinet meeting, in Athens, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis won Sunday's election on pledges that included making the country more businesses-friendly, cutting taxes and negotiating an easing of draconian budget conditions agreed as part of the country's rescue program. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

New Greek PM Mitsotakis says tax cuts to be legislated

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Greece's newly-elected prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, waves as he walks shortly after his swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Monday, July 8, 2019. Mitsotakis' New Democracy party won 39.8% of the vote, giving him 158 seats in the 300-member parliament, a comfortable governing majority. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece’s new finance minister to push ahead with tax cuts

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Greek opposition New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis waves to his supporters after win in parliamentary elections at the New Democracy headquarters in Athens, on Sunday, July 7, 2019. Official results from nearly 60% of ballots counted showed the conservative New Democracy party of Kyriakos Mitsotakis winning comfortably with 39.7% compared to Tsipras' Syriza party with 31.5%. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Kyriako Mitsotakis sworn in as Greek prime minister after big win

By Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

Greece's newly-letted prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, right, talks with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, shortly after his swearing0-n ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Monday, July 8, 2019. Mitsotakis' New Democracy party won 39.8% of the vote, giving him 158 seats in the 300-member parliament, a comfortable governing majority. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Latest: Euro ministers reject new Greek PM’s appeal

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FILE - In this July 4, 2019, file photo, Greek opposition New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during his main election campaign rally in Athens. Greece holds a general election Sunday, called three months early by left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after he suffered a stinging defeat in European Parliament elections in May to conservative rivals who appear to be strengthening their position according to recent opinion polls. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Conservative party wins Greek election, ousts left-wing PM

By ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press