K. Mitsotakis: I estimate that we will be able to return to calmer waters with open communication channels

At 11:20, the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived at the Presidential Palace of Cyprus where he was received by the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis.

“I am always very happy when I visit Cyprus. It is an opportunity to reaffirm our common coordination in addressing the great geopolitical challenges, largely as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But also to coordinate our action against unrest. which is last observed in the eastern Mediterranean “, said Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Addressing the President of the Republic of Cyprus, he told him that he was right, telling me that “our defense, of Greece and Cyprus, against any revisionist dispositions is International Law”.

He continued: “It is our strong alliances, it is our participation in the European family. And with calm determination and composure we will always oppose any rhetoric that goes beyond the rules of good diplomatic practice.”

The Prime Minister assessed that this approach is finally the right one and that we will be able to return soon to calmer waters, always keeping open channels of communication which, even in the most difficult times, “my view was and is that they should never be closed”.

Mr. Mitsotakis added: “We will also have the opportunity to discuss developments in terms of high energy prices and inflationary pressures on our economies. Greece and Cyprus, Cyprus and Greece have an important role to play in this the debate on the use of the energy resources of the eastern Mediterranean, and it will be an opportunity once again to coordinate our movements, we all need strong defenses against inflationary pressures and the good returns of our economies are the best guarantee that “We will be able to continue to support our citizens and businesses to address this imported precision, which erodes their disposable income.”

The Prime Minister also referred to yesterday’s decision of the Eurogroup for the exit of the country from the enhanced supervision regime. “Yesterday was a very important day for Greece, as the Eurogroup officially ratified our country’s exit from the enhanced surveillance regime next August. This closes, dear Nikos, a 12-year cycle that has plagued our country a lot. and Greek society.

Cyprus also went through its own difficulties, but you managed faster and overcame the turmoil of the economic crisis, unfortunately it lasted us much longer, but looking to the future with optimism we can now say that Greece is not just not its black sheep Europe, as it unfortunately has been for several years, but it is a country with credibility, with a strong economy, with a significant geopolitical footprint. “Strong Greece, strong Cyprus means strong Hellenism and I think this is a legacy for both of our homelands,” he stressed.

The Prime Minister also stated that their absolute coordination today is reflected in practice with our absolute costume alignment which, he said, was not pre-planned.

“And I also want to emphasize that for the issue of the donation that our country is making, it is a small return to the large donation that you made to close the wounds from the catastrophic fire in Mati.

We managed with great difficulty to issue the Presidential Decree for the location in Mati, a mission that normally for the Greek Public Administration takes decades to come to intervene in a very large area that carries great sins from the past, is not an easy task . So now we have all the tools to be able to do the construction of social housing, to give our most vulnerable fellow citizens who lost their homes the opportunity to have a permanent home in the place they love so much. And of course yes, it is important for us as we proceed to a modernization of our fleet of aircraft to make the gesture to the Republic of Cyprus so that the President of the Republic of Cyprus or any government official can appear and be represented by an aircraft in which will carry the colors and the flag of the Republic of Cyprus “, underlined Kyriakos Mitsotakis while it should be noted that Greece donates to Cyprus the fourth government aircraft at its disposal.

“Mr. Prime Minister, my dear Kyriakos. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you back to Cyprus, at a time when timing for information is perhaps one of the most imperative. “Cooperation between us is so flawless, so that we can act and govern in the way that is most beneficial for our countries”, said the Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis welcoming the Greek Prime Minister at the Presidential Palace.

“I want to express my absolute satisfaction because the whole management of a rhetoric foreign to our mentality, on the part of the Greek government, is such that it definitely weakens and neutralizes the goals that some with revisionist views and perceptions may have. The same tactics and policy “International law is our protection and of course our strong alliances and presence in the European Union,” continued Mr. Anastasiadis.

He added: “What I am sure will concern us at the European Council next week and later the European Union-NATO meeting, I am sure it will send even louder messages of the avoidance of any challenges by anyone who challenges sovereignty and territorial integrity of either Greece or Cyprus.

I would like to express my gratitude for the full support of Greece on the preservation of peace, but also on the protection of the Republic of Cyprus “.

The President of the Republic of Cyprus thanked Greece for the donation of the government aircraft: “At the same time I would like to thank you, of course, for the generous donation of something that was missing from the Republic of Cyprus and contributes to the travel of the President and Ministers: concession, free of charge, of a civil aircraft of the Hellenic Republic, as well as I am happy because it happens at a time when I am at the end of my term, so that no one can give back to me or you, with a donation to the Republic of Cyprus other incentives.

“But what I would also like to thank is the donation of the Greek Government for the construction of a fire station in mountainous Larnaca”, he said, noting that the station will cost around 650,000 to 700,000 euros.

Source: AMPE