US President Obama in Athens

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Αirforce 1 lands at Athens International Airport. Outgoing US President Barack Obama the fourth US president to pay an official visit to Greece after Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959, George H. Bush in 1991 and Bill Clinton in 1999.

US President Barack Obama arrives at Athens International airport Eleftherios Venizelos, Athens, Greece.

President Barack Obama arrived in Greece Tuesday morning on the first stop of his final foreign tour as president. It’s the first visit to Greece by a sitting U.S. President since Bill Clinton in 1999.

ND welcomes US President in Athens

“New Democracy welcomes US President Barack Obama expecting a productive and
useful visit for the Greek interests,” said main opposition party in an
announcement on Tuesday.

The relations of mutual cooperation with the US are a stable choice of our
national strategy,” added ND noting that “New Democracy did not discover America
today but it follows a policy based on the over time national interests and the
country’s strategic orientation.”

U.S. President Barack Obama reviews an honor guard with Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos (R) upon his arrival in Athens.

U.S President Barack Obama arrives at the Eleftherios Venizelos International airport in Athens, Greece, November 15, 2016.

U.S President Barack Obama arrives aboard Air Force One at the Eleftherios Venizelos International airport in Athens, Greece, November 15, 2016.

REUTERS/MICHALIS KARAGIANNIS

US President accompanied by US Treasury Secretary Lew, Athens-Macedonian News Agency reports.

Large convoy of vehicles, including two similar Cadillac limousines, one of which is carrying Barack Obama, depart the airport at 10:50 (08:50 GMT), east of Athens proper, for the undisclosed location where the US president will be hosted. His program commences in roughly two hours, first being received by the Greek President, and then by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

Security measures at the Athens International airport Eleftherios Venizelos before the arrival of the President United States, Barack Obama in Athens, Greece on November 15, 2016.

Minutes away from Obama exit from Airforce 1. A Hellenic Air Force honor guard is at the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. The US president will be received by the Greek defense minister. Obama’s presence in the Greek capital, for two days, is a working visit, not an official visit.

A sniper looks through his binoculars before the arrival of U.S President Barack Obama at the Eleftherios Venizelos International airport in Athens.

REUTERS/MICHALIS KARAGIANNIS

Outgoing US President Barack Obama the Fourth US president to pay an official visit to Greece after Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959, George H. Bush in 1991 and Bill Clinton in 1999

Αirforce 1 lands at Athens International Airport.

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