Greece’s commitment to remain a guardian of free navigation, in collaboration with all United Nations countries, was expressed on Tuesday by Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his speech in the high -level debate on maritime security with the participation of the Secretary General of the Hellenic Council.

At the beginning of his speech, the prime minister stressed that the threats to sea security are global, and affect all countries regardless of whether they have shores or not.

Mr. Mitsotakis stood at the importance of cooperation, which should include the following specific areas.

“First of all, there is a need to increase understanding about anything related to shipping, security, economy, marine environment. Half the world would get cold, frozen, the other half would be hungry. They live in extreme conditions from the pandemic, as we said before, until they receive terrorist attacks, war attacks. We need to keep in mind that they need security and continuous education. “

Mr. Mitsotakis noted that the United Nations always “They are in the center of all world efforts to protect our oceans and stressed how We support the law of the sea, But also international partnerships so that we can face the world challenges that concern us all. “

Maritime security is important for the safety of the entire supply chain, because more than 80% of world trade is moving by sea, he said.

He added that sea security “promotes political and economic stability, sustainable development and prosperity of all peoples, and we are increasingly encountered asymmetric threats such as trade, terrorism, piracy, but also hybrid threats, Like cyberattacks that can affect ships, port connections and also extreme weather conditions and increasing the levels of seas that rise can cause problems in the ports. So we need worldwide solutions because only through international cooperation will we be able to deal with them either at the state level, in international organizations or in the private sector. “

Kyriakos Mitsotakis noted that shipping is a key value for the free world. “To enjoy all these freedoms of the sea, to have seamless cooperation and connection between our countries. We need shipping and today I am happy to see the participation of all these countries that you agree with this view that we are sharing the same view. “

Still stressed that ‘Greece is a country, a country with the largest commercial fleet in the world. It is a naval nation, as we know, with old history, rich naval history. We have thousands of islands, we have one of the largest coastlines in the world. But a small country that unites much more with the seas. “