Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou Markoullis will pay a visit to Athens Thursday during which she will discuss issues concerning the Cyprus problem, Turkey`s EU course, the economic situation of Greece and developments in the Middle East.

An official press release says that Markoullis will meet with her Greek counterpart Stavros Lambrinides and have a series of meetings with the leaders or representatives of the Greek parliamentary parties.

In particular, she will discuss with Lambrinides the recent developments regarding the Cyprus talks, Turkey`s EU course, the new package of measures for the Greek economy, the Middle East developments, as well as preparations for the assumption of the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU by Cyprus in the second half of 2012.