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The assessment of Athens for the results of Mitsotakis’ visit to Washington

By Dimitris Gatsios

The Prime Minister returns to Athens on Wednesday at noon, after completing his 48-hour presence in the capital of the United States and the time to evaluate the results of the summit with President Biden and the historic speech in Congress has arrived. Government sources, with the completion of the range of meetings, contacts and speeches in Washington, speak of “an absolutely successful visit”, which comes to capture the dynamic return of our country to the world, but also to the regional.

“Greece is returning as a leading power in the Balkans and Southeastern Europe. A country of pole of stability, law, security and development. A country that holds the keys to peace and energy stability in the wider region. A country whose heritage, in values “Greece is the moral guardian of freedom and democracy,” said government sources, adding that Athens and Washington, in addition to historical friendship, now have mutual interests and common constitutional principles.

“Greece has been growing stronger over the last three years with the progress made by utilizing its comparative advantages and its human resources, thanks to our plan. The citizens have seen the results of our great political choices and our hard work. We are now at the level which we deserve and this is a starting point, to go even better “, is the message sent by the same sources.

The main milestones of the prime minister’s visit to the American capital are the prime minister’s summit meeting with the US president, as well as his 45-minute speech in Congress yesterday, with Mr. Mitsotakis … unfolding every aspect of geopolitics, economics , energy and social challenges opening up the global horizon. Government officials, after the end of the speech, spoke about a historic presence.

“The Prime Minister addressed a deep political speech. A deep value speech for Democracy and Freedom”, they said, while the response inside the Congress hall was extremely positive, as well as the reception of Mr. Mitsotakis’s reports. It is characteristic that in the 45 minutes of his speech there were, at least, ten times that it was interrupted by warm applause. The Prime Minister highlighted the strong ties that unite Greece and the United States of America on this great bridge of time. He highlighted the common values ​​of the two countries. At the same time, he sent loud messages about the Ukrainian, the Cypriot, but also the delinquency of Turkey, without naming it. It also sent loud messages for a changing Greece.

That was, after all, one of the main goals of the 48-hour visit to Washington. To bring to the forefront a country that has left behind the crisis, which is a pillar of stability, reliability and security, which aims to become an energy hub, but also a destination for new investments.

Source: Capital

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