What they stated about Cyprus Mitsotakis-Starmer – Bilateral points and Sculptures on the assembly
Bilateral points, Cyprus and the Parthenon Sculptures have been placed on the dialogue desk throughout the roughly 35-minute assembly that Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Sir Keir Starmer had this morning in Downing Road.
Concerning the Cyprus challenge, the Greek Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction with the casual dinner between the President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides and the Turkish Cypriot chief Ersin Tatar below the UN Secretary Basic Antonio Guterres on October 15 in New York and careworn that he seems to be ahead to to renew talks.
With regards to the reunification of the Sculptors, which was not formally included within the agenda, Mr. Mitsotakis reiterated the continued request that Greece is discussing with the British Museum.
After the assembly, the Greek aspect welcomed the truth that the British authorities is not going to stand in the way in which if there’s an settlement with the British Museum for the return of the Sculptures it retains in London.
From there, the 2 leaders proceeded to evaluation bilateral relations and expressed their mutual will to strengthen cooperation.
Mr. Mitsotakis underlined the significance that Greece attaches to Greek-British relations and famous that the assembly is a chance to offer them a brand new impetus.
Throughout the assembly, your complete vary of bilateral cooperation was mentioned with an emphasis on the economic system, delivery and tourism.
The 2 leaders additionally mentioned the widespread problem of immigration, of which Greece is on the forefront because the European border and because the nation of first reception.
Additionally they mentioned the coordination of the 2 international locations in view of Greece's time period as a non-permanent member of the UN Safety Council throughout the two years 2025-26, but in addition about Euro-British relations, the rewarming of which Greece helps, particularly within the fields of safety and protection.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Sir Keir Starmer additionally exchanged views on regional and worldwide points with an emphasis on the newest developments in Ukraine.
Supply: KYPE
