Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Diplomacy
PM Mitsotakis Tells President Trump Greece Will Defend its Sovereign Rights
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed satisfaction following his meeting with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters, the Greek premier said that the two sides reaffirmed the excellent state of relations between the two countries.
"We had...
Diplomacy
Greek Premier Announces Closure of IMF Office in Athens
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the closure of the IMF office in Athens after meeting Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the Fund, in Washington on Tuesday.
Mitsotakis thanked Georgieva for her support of Greece and acknowledged that the...
Greece
Government Pledges More Security as PM Mitsotakis Presents New ''DIAS'' Police Unit
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accompanied by Citizen's Protection Minister Michael Chrysochoides, presented the new ''DIAS'' police unit on Monday in Athens, pledging more security on the streets of Athens and in Greece overall.
''DIAS'' is an already-existing motorcycle unit...
Greece
The Year in Review: The Events that Shook Greece in 2019
Right our from the starting blocks, the very first month of 2019 proved to be a turbulent time for Greece. The deal struck between then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras with his Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) counterpart to name...
Diplomacy
Greece to Seek World Court Ruling if Maritime Dialogue with Turkey Fails
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday that if Athens and Ankara cannot solve their dispute regarding maritime zones in the Mediterranean they should turn to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to settle the...
Diplomacy
Greek PM to Discuss Purchase of F-35 Jets With President Trump
Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in an interview published on Sunday that he will raise the possibility of Greece acquiring the state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets during his meeting with President Trump at the White House on January 7.
"We can...
Diplomacy
January will Find Greece in a Diplomacy Marathon
The first month of 2020 will be one of intense diplomatic activity for the Greek prime minister and the foreign affairs ministry, mostly because of Turkey's provocations and energy issues.
Un January, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and pertinent ministers will...
Greece
State of the Art Onassis Transplant Center to Become a New Landmark for Greece
Monday was a historic day for the nation of Greece with the groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction for the long-awaited Onassis National Transplant Center in Athens.
Along with this momentous event, there was the presentation of an...
events
Greek PM from Pontian Genocide Conference: ''Greece Has Always Overcome the Storms of History''
The Pontian Genocide was a tragic chapter in the history of modern Greece, and the lessons it holds must prevent its repetition anywhere in the world, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, during his opening remarks of the...
Greece
Greek Mobile Companies Pledge to Change Internet Data Charges Following Meeting with PM
Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a meeting with representatives of mobile phone companies at the Prime Minister's residence of Maximos Mansion on Friday.
According to sources, the meeting focused on the digital transformation of the country, Greece's low performance in terms of global...