OREANDA-NEWS. During his visit to London, from Thursday, 10 November, to Tuesday, 15 November, Alternate Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos met with representatives of the British government and opposition, as well as with union representatives, and spoke at prominent British universities.

More specifically, Mr. Katrougalos met with Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Sir Alan Duncan, and the Minister of State at the Department on Exiting the European Union (DExEU), David Jones.

Mr. Katrougalos also met with the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, John McDonnell, the Shadow Minister for International Trade, Bill Esterson, Shadow Minister of State Khalid Mahmood, and the General Secretaries of the UNITE and TUC unions.

During his stay in London, Mr. Katrougalos spoke at a British-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce event on “Greece: An economic overview and investment opportunities,” referring to the positive prospects of the Greek economy and investments, and stressing that the government has moved ahead to very important structural reforms, with emphasis on sustainable development and social policies against austerity. He also underscored that Greece now offers many investment opportunities, not just due to its geopolitical position, but also because of the new economic policy that is evident in the official data showing improvement of financial indicators and the economic environment".