“On her behalf Parliament of the Greeks, on behalf of the National Delegation of Greece, I assure you that our country will be your supporter in all the chapters that are still open and that must be closed for your European course “said the Speaker of Parliament, Konstantinos Tassoulas, welcoming Parliament today President of Montenegro Milo Đukanović, during the first official visit of the President of the country to Greece. For his part, Mr. Djukanovic expressed his gratitude for the strong support of Greece not only in Montenegro but also in all Balkan countries.
Welcoming the President of Montenegro, the Speaker of the Greek Parliament underlined the close connection of the two countries “from mythology, geography and history” emphasizing that “we aspire to be even closer connected from their common perspective which is the United Europe. ».
As Mr. Tassoulas underlined, “your pursuit of full membership in the Western institutions, as you have already joined the UN, the Council of Europe, NATO, with the crowning of your accession to the European Union, is something that finds Greece not just a supporter, but also a strong supporter “. He reaffirmed Greece’s full support for Montenegro’s European course “with political support, know-how and diplomatic support”.
The Speaker of Parliament referred to the Prime Minister’s visit a few weeks ago to his hometown, Ioannina, where he “announced that the last section of an important road connecting Ioannina with the Greek-Albanian border, 75 km long, is the last section of the Ionian Odou, will be built by the Greek government “. As he stressed, it is part of the “blue highway”, a road of the Ionian and Adriatic, which I know your country strongly supports, a road that will unite our countries to the inland of the Adriatic, high, and will confirm, with this great work, the union of mythology, history and perspective, on whose behalf I welcome you to the national Parliament “.
For his part, the President of Montenegro referred to the excellent relations between the two countries, expressing the belief that “we will continue this good course to build a better future that awaits us within the European Union.”
As he underlined, “one of the issues raised in the meeting we had with the Prime Minister of Greece Mr. Mitsotakis was exactly what you mentioned, the roads and the infrastructure and what are the ways we can jointly improve our cooperation in it. the sector “.
Mr. Djukanovic also referred to the importance of the excellent inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries, expressing the belief that this “will contribute to a more general cooperation in all areas between our countries”.
The Speaker of the Parliament awarded the President of Montenegro the gold medal of the Greek Parliament “Seal of Freedom 1821”.
The meeting was also attended by the Secretary General George Mylonakis, the Special Secretary Vassilis Bagiokos and the Diplomatic Adviser, Ambassador Konstantinos Economidis.
This was followed by a tour of the President of Montenegro in the exhibition “Facing Freedom! In the Greek Parliament two centuries later “.
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