By Isabel Ovalle
DOHA: Facing a severe debt crisis, Greece will have its Prime Minister on an official visit to Qatar from November 26 to 28. An official from the Greek Embassy told this newspaper yesterday that Antonis Samaras, the premier, will be here at the invitation of Qatar.
He will be accompanied by the Minister and the Deputy Minister of Development, Kostas Hatzidakis and Notis Mitarachi, respectively, the Deputy Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Asimakis Papageorgiou, the Secretary General for International Economic Relations and Development Assistance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Panagiotis G Mihalos, and a business mission comprising of the largest Greek companies.
Samaras, in office since June 2012, will be meeting with the Emir and his Qatari counterpart. During the visit, the Greek delegation will address various issues and approach potential investors, in areas like infrastructure, transport and real estate, among others.
There have recently been major investments in Greece by Qatari companies, such as Qatar Holding, which bought shares in a company that owns a gold mine. There’s also Qatari participation in a tender to build a residential area 10km away from the old Athens airport of Hellenikon. The Peninsula
