With emphasis on the Eastern Mediterranean and Syria
The prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis He goes to Israel today, where he will meet with Israeli president Isaac Hertzog and the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
It is recalled that the prime minister was one of the first leaders to visit Israel after Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ visit at a critical juncture for the wider region is expected to highlight the importance and depth of Greece-Israel’s strategic relationship and the willingness to further strengthen cooperation in a number of areas with a focus on defense, coordination of energy-energies, Economic Corridor) that further upgrades the strategic importance of Greece-Israel relations.
According to information during meetings, Bilateral cooperation and developments in the region will be discussed – with an emphasis on the Eastern Mediterranean and Syria – where the Greece and Israel axis operates in favor of wider stability in the region. In this context, the reinforcement of regional cooperation, which was recently highlighted in Athens, is also expected to be discussed. With the Trilateral Meeting of Greece-Israel Cyprusin which the common will to activate the Figure 3+1 and with the participation of the US was formulated.
The Prime Minister is also expected to inform Israel’s prime minister For his four -member meeting in Paris with the Presidents of France, the Republic of Cyprus and Lebanon – Part of which the transitional president of Syria participated via a teleconference.
At his meetings, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to government sources, will insist on keeping the truce in southern Lebanon, while It will emphasize the need for the liberation of hostages and the cessation of Israeli businesses in Gaza.
It is also expected to reiterate Greece’s support in the peace process in Gaza and the launch of a wider political process that would lead to a two -state solution with a full guarantee of Israel’s security.
It is noted that there was no feasible meeting of the Prime Minister with the head of the Palestinian Authority for reasons due to the planning of both.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis will still have Meetings with the head of large companies of the Israeli Defense Industry, The possibilities of deepening defense cooperation and the prospects of co -production with the Greek defense ecosystem are examined.