Tsipras: Chania visit the first in a series of planned tours around Greece

In his speech, Tsipras pointed out that this visit marks the beginning of a series of tours he will be making around the country in the autumn in order to inspect the progress of works decided at the regional development conferences.

Referring to the local issues and addressing the mayor of Chania, Tsipras suggested they discuss the issue of the concession of the "Markopoulos" army base.

The prime minister is accompanied on his tour by Environment and Energy Minister George Stathakis, Health Minister Andreas Xanthos, Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis and SYRIZA Secretary Panos Skourtetis.

Source: amna-mpa