Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis begins his official visit to the United States today, and in Washington he will meet with US President Joe Biden and address the Congress, MIA reports from Athens.

Greek government spokesman Yannis Ikonomou told a news conference on Friday that Mitsotakis and Biden would discuss international and regional issues, Turkish provocations, bilateral issues in the Greece-US strategic partnership, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and energy.

According to the official program, Mitsotakis will meet with Biden at the White House late tonight, while tomorrow he will meet with US Vice President Kamala Harris and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and address the Congress.

Regarding Mitsotakis's address to Congress, a Greek government spokesman said it was an "honorary invitation to foreign leaders in extremely rare cases".

In the United States, the Prime Minister will speak with President Biden and address the Congress, as he stressed, not only on behalf of Greece, but as a representative of Hellenism. He will speak as prime minister of a country that has self-confidence and is a credible ally and a factor of security and stability in the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Southeast Mediterranean, Ikonomu said on Friday.