Greece will appoint a tourism attaché in Melbourne, Australia, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said on the first day of her visit to the country.

Kefalogianni first visited Melbourne and had meetings with Australian politicians, tourist officials and expatriates representatives.

Her first meeting took place at Melbourne Olympic stadium MCG, at an event organized by the Hellenic-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI).

Kefalogianni stressed that her aim is Greece to attract tourists all year round and referred to thematic tourism. She also said that the signing of the agreement between Greece and Australian to avoid double taxation rests with the Australian side.

Moreover, she referred to the investment opportunities for Australians and Greek-Australians in Greece, which she described as a “recovering country that has settled many bureaucracy issues”.

Furthermore, she had meetings with the Victorian Parliamentary Speaker Christine Fyffe, the President of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Victoria Bruce Atkinson and politicians of the Diaspora.

Kefalogianni met also with tourist agencies and referred to new products and investments that can help Greek regions to develop tourism-wise and expand the tourism season.

She also attended a luncheon hosted by the Greek Community in Melbourne.

Greece and Australia on Wednesday will sign an agreement on granting tourist visas to individuals aged 18-30 years old in Canberra and Kefalogianni will then travel to Sydney.