Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras plans to visit in June, the St. Petersburg international economic forum (SPIEF), said Deputy Minister of defense of Greece, co-chair of the Russian-Greek intergovernmental Commission Kostas Isihac. "I think that during the upcoming visit to St. Petersburg, where Tsipras will participate in the forum (SPIEF), where he was invited, will be presented the details and will be more in-depth discussion," said Isihac, answering the question about the invitation to Greece to become a member of the development Bank of the BRICS, RIA "news" referring to Sputnik. "This will mean a new opportunity for interaction between Greece, Russia and Europe. This will be a sign that we can cross the ghosts of the cold war, which began with the fall in the Ukraine. In this respect, Greece will have the opportunity to make a contribution for the whole of Europe, opening up fresh ways of cooperation not only with Russia, But also the BRICS countries, " added Isihac. Before the President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Athens until not Tsipras confirmed their participation in the St. Petersburg international economic forum, which will take place June 18-20 in St. Petersburg. But, According to Peskov, Russia will be glad to see the Greek commissioners at the St. Petersburg forum. The head of the Greek government of Alexis Tsipras for the first day of the week spoke by phone with Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak, who invited Athens to become the sixth member of the New development Bank of BRICS. The Treaty establishing the Bank was signed on fifteen July 2014 in Fortaleza (Brazil). It provides for the establishment of the BRICS New development Bank to pay for infrastructure projects and sustainable development projects in these and other developing countries.
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