Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will...

The sides are due to discuss a wide specter of bilateral cooperation issues, including the economy, energy, and military and technical matters.

The Greek Foreign Ministry said Papandreou and Putin were also expected to discuss Russia"s relations with NATO, European Union and the OSCE, and cooperation in tourism, culture and other areas.

"We will have a chance to discuss issues of particular interest as the Balkans, relations with Turkey and events surrounding the Cyprus issue," a Greek Foreign Ministry official said.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet with Papandreou on Tuesday.

Russia, Greece and Bulgaria signed an agreement in 2007 on building the 280-km Trans-Balkan pipeline to pump Russian and Caspian oil from the Bulgarian port of Burgas to the Greek port of Alexandroupolis. The pipeline project is controlled by a consortium of Russian state-run companies.

Once completed, the pipeline will pump 35 million metric tons of oil a year

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