Three Russian Navy vessels, a destroyer and two support ships, are expected to arrive in the Greek port of Piraeus on Friday for a courtesy visit, Athens News Agency reported on Thursday.
The two support ships are oiler "Sergey Osipov" and salvage tug "Nikolay Chiker" and the destroyer is "Admiral Levchenko", reported Xinhua .
The Russian warships will be open to the public on Jan. 11 and Jan. 13 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
The vessels are accompanying Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" in an air and naval exercise being conducted south of the Greek islands of Rhodes and Crete.
The aircraft carrier had requested use of Greek air space for the exercise and the Greek Civil Aviation Authority approved it, the Hellenic National Defense General Staff said last Friday.
Greece and Russia have strengthened their ties in recent years, especially in the energy field.