Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is due in Moscow on Monday for an official visit focused on expanding energy and military cooperation between Russia and NATO member Greece.
The three-day trip will include talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid ongoing negotiations for Greece to buy more than 400 Russian tanks.
Defense officials have announced few details of the possible deal, but state television and other Greek media said the government plans to spend euro1.2 billion (US$1.7 billion) on buying BMP-3M infantry fighting vehicles.
The negotiations will take place amid fresh strains between Moscow and NATO countries after Russia suspended …
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