14 November 2016, 12:09 GMT
ATHENS (Sputnik) — According to the statement, the meetings are banned along the roads from the Athens airport, the city center, and the Vouliagmeni area, where Obama plans to stay.
"In accordance with the decision of the director of the Attica police department, during the two days of the official visit of the outgoing US President Barack Obama (November 15-16), any public meetings in the open air and processions in several areas are banned over public order and security reasons," the statement read.
The ban will become effective at 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday (04:00 GMT), and all restrictions will be removed at 4 p.m. on Wednesday (14:00 GMT), according to the police.
According to media reports, several Greek anarchist groups plan to organize mass protests to coincide with Obama's visit.
