Greece will remain a guardian of free navigation in cooperation with all UN countries, the prime minister underlined Kyriakos Mitsotakis During his intervention in the high -level discussion of the Security Council on sea security.
The discussion is held in the context of its Greek Presidency Security Council With the participation of the SG of UN Antonio Guterres. At the beginning of his speech, the prime minister stressed that threats to sea security are global and affect all countries regardless of whether they have shores or not.
He stressed that the United Nations is always at the center of all global efforts to protect our oceans and emphasized that we support maritime law and international cooperation so that we can meet the global challenges that concern us all. “
Mr Mitsotakis also noted that sea security is important for the safety of the entire supply chain, because more than 80% of world trade is moving by sea.
He added that sea security “promotes political and economic stability, sustainable development and prosperity of all peoples, and we are increasingly encountered asymmetric threats such as trafficking, terrorism, piracy, and hybrid threats, cyberattacks and cyberattime Ascending seas can create problems in the ports. So we need worldwide solutions. “
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He emphasized the need to deal with illegal practices that endanger global trade and maritime environment, while making special reference to practices such as bypassing sanctions. He also talked about the situation in the Red Sea, emphasizing the importance of collective action in similar cases. At this point, the Greek prime minister pointed out the leadership role that Greece took on both in business aspides and Atalanta and Irini.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis also emphasized that freedom of electricity and data connectivity through underwater cables is non -negotiable and is a prerequisite for differentiation, high quality and affordable energy and technology.
The Prime Minister also referred to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as a basis for global sea governance in order to tackle today’s and emerging threats, as well as the need to respect it.
“Greece is a country, with the largest commercial fleet in the world. It is a naval nation, as we know, with old history, rich naval history. We have thousands of islands, we have one of the largest coastlines in the world. But a small country that unites much more with the seas. For us Greeks, the sea has always been a part of our identity. It is my privilege that I am here and participating in this discussion and I would like to promise you, I tell you my commitment. I am pledging that Greece will remain a guardian of free navigation in cooperation with all United Nations countries and we will cooperate, “the prime minister underlined, closing his intervention on the Security Council.
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