Mitsotakis at the UN: “We seek dialogue and peaceful coexistence with our neighbors, but we are not naive” (live)

The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is presently delivering a code astatine the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, frankincense concluding his beingness successful New York.

“This twelvemonth carries a peculiar weight, arsenic we observe the 80th day of the United Nations. We are a federation that was contiguous astatine the founding of the organization. My state emerged devastated from the war. The United Nations gave dependable to the hopes of radical who did not person freedom,” said Kyriakos Mitsotakis, opening his code astatine the UN.

“A caller satellite bid is dawning. Multilateralism is nether pressure. We are witnessing a caller world successful planetary relations: clime change, migration, artificial intelligence. The satellite is changing. Greece is a pillar of stability. We question dialog and peaceful coexistence with our neighbors. Of course, we are not naive; we are alert of the threats and risks of instability successful our neighborhood. Greece already spends much than 3% of its GDP connected defense,” helium emphasized.

“In the EU, we are determined to play a much decisive relation successful our defense. Greece firmly believes that the clip has travel for communal defence planning. Jean Monnet said that Europe was created done crisis. That is however decisions were made. And helium was right. We indispensable bash the same,” helium continued.

“We are witnessing galore conflicts with thousands of deaths. If we neglect to act, the prospects are adjacent bleaker,” Mr. Mitsotakis stressed.

Referring to the Middle East, helium noted: “From time one, we person supported Israel’s close to support itself. We person spoken astir the merchandise of hostages and a ceasefire. However, thing justifies the decease of thousands of children and the humanitarian suffering of the Palestinians.” He besides emphasized that Greece remains firmly committed to the two-state solution.