At the City Hall of Istanbul, the Mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, met with the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglou, on Wednesday.

In his statement, the Mayor of Athens noted: “It was my great pleasure to accept the invitation of Ekrem Imamoglou, to attend yesterday’s Europe Day event and today to have a bilateral meeting with him. I thank him for the warm welcome. It is our commitment to work closely together for the well-being of citizens and the progress of our historic cities. We believe that cities and mayors can play a very critical role in promoting peace, synergies and progress for citizens. I will continue my contacts with mayors, so that in the upcoming European elections, the progressive voices against populism and intolerance prevail”.
The Mayor of Istanbul, in turn, expressed his support for Mr. Doukas: “We are very happy to welcome the Mayor of Athens today, here in Istanbul, and I would like to wish him success in his term of office. I hope that our cooperation will continuously improve both at the level between the two cities, Athens – Istanbul, and within the framework of the B40 Balkan Cities network. Yesterday, Mr. Doukas was kind enough to participate in the celebration of Europe Day, and with his visit today, he made us especially happy. Once again I thank him for his honesty, friendship and support.”

Haris Doukas invited Ekrem Imamoglou to visit Athens, and he happily accepted the invitation, stating that he hopes to visit the Greek capital as soon as possible.

In his Facebook post, Haris Doukas said the following: “It was my great pleasure to accept Ekrem Imamoglou’s invitation, to attend yesterday’s Europe Day event and today to have a bilateral meeting with him. I thank him for the warm welcome “It is our commitment to work closely for the well-being of our citizens and the progress of our historic cities. I will continue my contacts with mayors in order for progressive voices to prevail against populism and intolerance,” he says in his post. the Mayor of Athens.