The private meeting of the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with Vladimir Putin, in the summer residence of the President of Russia in Sochi, Russia, has been in progress for about 30 minutes.
During his reception by Vladimir Putin, Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed that “there is room for improvement in Greek-Russian relations in the economy, bilateral trade and tourism.” The Greek Prime Minister described the year of Greek-Russian History, 2021, as a trigger for closer cooperation at all levels, while sending the message that the Greek economy is growing at a very fast pace, as the pandemic is coming to an end, as he noted. Mr. Mitsotakis did not fail to invoke, as he described it, the role of Russia in regional developments in its capacity as a permanent member of the Security Council to emphasize that they will have the opportunity to exchange views on regional security issues. .
Kyriakos Mitsotakis did not forget to praise Russia’s contribution to the success of the goals of the Greek Revolution of 1821 on the occasion of the completion of 200 years since its inception, while he said he was happy to visit Sochi, home, as he said, of many Russians of Greek origin . In fact, the Greek Prime Minister reminded Mr. Putin that he first visited Sochi 30 years ago, when he accompanied his late father and then Prime Minister, Konstantinos Mitsotakis.
The Russian President, for his part, emphasized the special ties and relations between the two countries, noting that the year of Russian-Greek history coincided with the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Greek Revolution, during which, as he said, the Russia contributed to the fulfillment of the aspirations of the Greek people.
Vladimir Putin said he was pleased with the growth rate of bilateral economic and trade relations, stressing that this year there is a significant increase in trade volume, reaching pre-pandemic levels, ie 2019.
Concluding, Mr. Putin stressed that the discussion between the two leaders will cover a wider range of issues.
After the fourth quarter, and the working lunch that will follow, the two leaders will give a press conference.
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