Barack Obama Arrives In Greece Amid Hopes He Will Argue For Debt Relief
Obama reviews a presidential honour guard during the official welcoming ceremony in Athens

On his last European tour as US president, the American President Barack Obama arrived in Greece on Tuesday , and Athens said it held out hope that he will use his clout to help persuade the country's creditors to forgive some of its monumental debt.

Obama, who will in January be replaced  by Donald Trump, was welcomed by Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos at Athens airport at the start of his two-day visit, the first by a US president to Greece since Bill Clinton in 1999.