Putin starts visit to Greece

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Friday for political talks in Athens.

Putin will also meet with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Saturday travels the Kremlin leader to the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain Athos in northern Greece. Which is considered a stronghold of Orthodox Christianity. Putin replies that a visit to the predominantly inhabited by Russians monastery of Agios Panteleimon. At the ceremony on Mount Athos will also join the Russian Patriarch Kirill.