Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Dimas met on Thursday with the French Ambassador in Athens Laurence Auer, and the MEDEF delegation.

Dimas spoke about the progress made by the Greek economy and the upgrading of Greece as an attractive investment destination.

He spoke about the upgrading of infrastructure and services in airports; road and rail projects; water resources management and flood control projects; as well as the introduction of new technologies.

Dimas held talks with representatives of French companies attending the meeting, who expressed interest in cooperation in infrastructure and transport.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the following French companies - members of the Business Council: Artelia, Danne, Egis, HDF Energy, 'L'OREAL, Maris Saint Gobain, Meridiam, Patricia Glodman International, Peschaud International, Saur, SETEC Tposociete Generale, Thales, Tractebel Engineering, Veolia, and Vinci Concessions.