The Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias and the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Costas Karamanlis made a first assessment of the effects of the Ukrainian crisis in their areas of responsibility, during a working meeting held at the Ministry of Tourism. In their statements after the meeting, Messrs. Kikilias and Karamanlis also referred to the close cooperation of the two ministries for the thorough preparation of the upcoming tourist season.
The Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias stressed that during the meeting a first assessment was made of the crisis that has arisen after the dramatic developments in Ukraine and how it affects our areas of responsibility. “We work together for the preparation, which takes place from the winter months, for the maximum possible achievement of our goals in what has to do with the tourism product, which is the locomotive of the Greek economy and of course goes through the air and road interconnections “, he stated characteristically.
For his part, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport stated that he agreed with the Minister of Tourism to be in constant contact, in order to deal with any problems that may arise. “And secondly, because prevention is better than cure, we must be ready for the tourist season,” he said.
Mr. Karamanlis stated that “it is very important that the airports and our entire air navigation system are ready to accept, we want to hope, a record year for Greek tourism”, as he said and added that the Ministries of Transport and the Service Civil Aviation must be prepared to deal with any issues that arise over a summer period.
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