Greek Prime Minister to Visit Venezuela Soon, Says Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro invited the newly-elected Greek prime minister to Caracas on Friday.

“I have invited Alexis Tsipras, comrade Alexis, to visit us as soon as he can, here in Venezuela. He plans to come to Latin America. He mentioned all the pressures that he is under. Because of a savage, savage neoliberal system that has been applied in Greece,” said Maduro.

The Greek prime minister called Maduro on the phone, expressing his interest to tour Latin America, starting with the Bolivarian Republic, according to Venezuelan public television.

The Venezuelan leader compared both countries in terms of the fierce media campaign against them, especially in the lead up to Greece’s elections.

Maduro also sent warm greetings to the Greek people as well as his “blessings,” despite the fact that Tsipras does not practice any religion, he admitted.