Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in the Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist, in Korakies, Chania.

Immediately after making the following statement:

“Today the Greeks and the Greeks, in our homeland and around the world, are celebrating the great celebration of Orthodoxy, the Assumption.

Today, on August 15th, in the middle of summer, we reflect on and gain strength from Our Lady to deal with both personal and collective difficulties.

The 15th of August is always a day of celebration, unity and confidence. And the day today is primarily dedicated to those who fight to keep us safe every day: to the Armed Forces executives but also to the Fire Brigades, to our volunteers, all those who give the difficult and often unequal struggle with climate every day.

Today it is not a day for political statements. What I wish is that we can always find that power to go first and above all with unity.

We face great difficulties, but with confidence and with a sense that springs through the very power that our reference to the Virgin Mary gives us, we can do it and move forward.

I wish many years to all Greeks and all Greeks in our homeland and everywhere. “