Paris Hilton’s future father-in-law approves of engagement

By Cindy Locke Jun 15, 2005, 18:12 GMT

The Hilton family has already spoke out about their feelings on Paris’s engagement to Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis, but now his father, Gregory Kasidokostas, has been put on the spot by People magazine.

When asked how he feels about the pending nuptials, Latsis’s father said, “I have met her. She is a very pretty girl.  Whatever she has said about my son, the fact that she wants to start a family, that she loves him, I strongly believe she means them.”

Kasidokostas, the mayor of the Athens suburb of Vouligameni is divorced from Latsis’s mom, Marianna.  He says there is only one thing that worries him, “The only problem we have is that Paris is 22. It would be better to think about it seriously before he starts a family, because having a family is a very serious matter, especially in Greece.  Our advice to him is always the same: Whatever you do, you have to be careful and cautious." But, he adds, "Paris is absolutely happy. When I see him that happy, that makes me happy too.”

Hilton will spend time with her future father-in-law this summer in Greece.