ATHENS (Sputnik) – The leader of the Greek left-wing Syriza party Alexis Tsipras will visit the United States in coming days, holding talks with US President Barack Obama, the party's press service said Monday.
Tsipras is due to take the oath of prime minister this afternoon, following Syriza's victory in Greek snap parliamentary elections.
Tsipras and Obama will meet on the sidelines of the ongoing annual United Nations summit, the ruling party’s press service said, citing a Tsipras interview with journalists.
On Wednesday, Tsipras will take part in an EU summit on migration policy, where he will represent Greece and Cyprus, at the request of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades.
The left-wing Greek Syriza party won Sunday snap elections with 35.46 percent of support after over 99.5 percent of the votes were counted.
