US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice looks forward to visit Athens "at some point in the future"  US State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said on Monday, commenting on reports of a possible visit by Rice to Greece next week.

"She certainly looks forward to traveling to Greece at some point," McCormack told reporters.

To a question whether Rice will visit Turkey, the spokesman said, "like I said, she looks forward to traveling to both of those places at some point in the future, and we'll keep you up to date on her travel schedule."

A senior US official told the ANA-MPA that the US Secretary of State has expressed for quite some time now her desire to visit Greece and when such a visit will be feasible will depend on her program.

US Secretary of State to travel to Sofia for NATO meeting next week: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Sofia on April 27-28 to take part in a NATO foreign ministers meeting, US State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said on Monday.

"Certainly, she is going there. I can confirm that," the spokesman said.

Source: Athens News Agency

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