Amidst the serious developments in Middle East and her Ukrainebut also forty-five days before the American elections, which will affect the outcome of the wars, the prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis traveled to the USA to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The Prime Minister’s program begins on Sunday, September 22, with his participation in Conference on the future of the UN. The Summit for the Future takes place at the initiative of the Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and is part of his wider efforts UN address critical global challenges such as geopolitical tensions, economic instability, human rights, digital governance and threats to global peace and reform the international system to make it future-proof. The summit is based on the 2020 UN Declaration on the 75th anniversary of the international organization and aims to revitalize global cooperation.

Our country is expected to support the Pact for the Future at the United Nations, which focuses on peace, sustainable development, technology and global governance, reaffirming the principles of the United Nations Charter.

On the evening of Thursday, September 26, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to address the UN General Assembly. The prime minister is expected to focus on the great, global geopolitical and technological challenges of the time, on the fact that Greece will take over from January 2025 the position of a Non-Permanent member of the UN Security Council with its threefold motto “Dialogue, Democracy, Diplomacy” and in the Cyprus issue, emphasizing the important work of the personal envoy of the UN Secretary General, Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar.

The goals of the Greek Prime Minister through this round of contacts are to highlight the strengthened role of Athens in the south-eastern wing of the European Union and NATO, to analyze the new landscape that the recovery of the investment grade is creating for the Greek economy and to present the major opportunities that open up in our country for investments, especially since Greece records, according to the data, the second highest growth in the European Union.

The prime minister’s contacts

On the sidelines of the Summit, the Prime Minister will meet with heads of state, expatriate associations and investors, among them the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahuthe Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Sabahthe president of Serbia Aleksandar Vucicthe President of Panama, Jose Raul Molinoits prime minister Albin Kurti of Kosovothe prime minister of Armenia, Nicole Pashinianthe Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain Salman bin Hamada Al Khalifa and the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.

The Middle East

The contacts that Kyriakos Mitsotakis will have with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas in New York are taking place in the wake of the adoption by Greece of the UN resolution, which is based on the opinion of the International Court of Justice The Hague on the serious consequences of Israel’s policies in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. It is noted that the Greek side will inform the Israeli side of its intentions.

The Cypriot

On Thursday, September 26, the Prime Minister will meet with the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres at the headquarters of the international organization in the midst of efforts by the Secretary General and his envoy, Maria ‘Angela Holguin Queillar, to find a field of understanding between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides in Cyprus which will lead to the resumption of negotiations. Until now, the Turkish Cypriot side refuses to come to the dialogue table, if the dominant equality of the Occupied is not recognized. The Secretary General continues to speculate on the possibility of a tripartite meeting (Turkish Cypriots-Greek Cypriots-UN) in October, with the Greek Cypriot side having responded positively. Earlier on Wednesday, September 25, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will have a bilateral meeting with the president of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis.

The four-four with Erdogan

The time and day of the meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Tayyip Erdogan in New York. The meeting has not yet been included in the programs of the two leaders, however from the Greek side it is considered certain as it had been pre-agreed with the Turkish side to invite the Greek Prime Minister to the House of Turkey located on 1st Avenue opposite the central entrance of the UN. The meeting is likely to be scheduled for Monday, as the Turkish president is leaving New York after his speech to the General Assembly on Tuesday.

In their meeting, the two leaders are expected to set the new roadmap for the Ankara-Athens dialogue, in view of the convening of the Supreme Cooperation Council. The Greek side continues to invest in the Greek-Turkish dialogue, making it clear that the red lines remain without any concession on sovereignty issues.

The meeting between K. Mitsotakis and T. Erdogan will be the sixth in a year.

The award from the Atlantic Council

On September 23, the prime minister will be one of four people to be honored this year with the Global Citizen Award, which is presented by the prominent American think tank Atlantic Council. Kyriakos Mitsotakis will deliver a short speech receiving the award, which will be presented to the prime minister by the president and CEO of Pfizer, Dr. Albert Burla. The Prime Minister will be joined by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Ghanaian President Naka Akufo-‘Addo and South Korean entertainment pioneer Miki Lee.

According to the Atlantic Council, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be awarded in recognition of “his remarkable career in both public administration and the private sector, as well as his leadership skills in the governance of the country as well as in transatlantic, European and global affairs” . “By highlighting such remarkable individuals – two men and two women from three continents – we hope to inspire others to emulate their contributions to a better world,” said Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe.

The expatriate

At noon on Tuesday, September 24, the prime minister will address an expatriate event co-organized by major expatriate organizations in Astoria, where he will present medals to prominent expatriates.