Mitsotakis to Breitbart: I can guarantee that Trump will have a very good time in Greece – We hope he will manage to reach an agreement with Iran

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, successful an interview with Breitbart News on the sidelines of the Delphi Economic Forum, emphasizes the request to scope an statement betwixt the United States and Iran in bid to extremity the warfare successful the Middle East and reconstruct stableness successful vigor markets.

In his interview, Mr. Mitsotakis expresses anticipation that the President of the United States volition win successful reaching an statement with Iran, which would besides see the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. At the aforesaid time, helium refers to an upcoming sojourn by Donald Trump to Greece, stressing that the American president “will person a precise bully time.”

Matthew Boyle, the writer who interviewed the Greek Prime Minister, notes that this presumption comes astir a twelvemonth aft Mr. Mitsotakis had stated, pursuing the imposition of planetary tariffs by Donald Trump, that the US and the EU would soon scope a “win-win” agreement—an appraisal that was confirmed a fewer months aboriginal with the signing of a applicable statement by the American president and Ursula von der Leyen.

In his caller intervention, Mr. Mitsotakis reiterates his anticipation for a akin improvement successful US–Iran relations, noting that aft the accomplishment of subject occurrence by the United States, the absorption present shifts to economical consequences and diplomacy.

“Let’s anticipation that we volition besides person immoderate benignant of statement regarding the concern successful the Middle East due to the fact that of people we’re each rather acrophobic astir the economical fallout,” Mitsotakis told Breitbart News. “Of course, we, from the precise beginning, said that Iran cannot person a atomic weapon, and arsenic a state successful the portion we’re ever precise acrophobic with the destabilizing effect that Iran had but I deliberation we’ve reached a constituent wherever we request to beryllium rather acrophobic astir the economical fallout of this situation.”

“A wake-up call”: Hormuz and Europe’s vigor autonomy

The Prime Minister besides emphasized that developments successful Iran and the Strait of Hormuz item the request for Europe to go much vigor autonomous. In this context, helium stressed that Greece is, for the archetypal clip successful decades, moving guardant with earthy state exploration done partnerships with American companies specified arsenic ExxonMobil and Chevron.

“This is simply a wake-up telephone for Europe to go much realistic and much applicable regarding the vigor transition,” helium said. “We person supported some renewable vigor sources and earthy gas, demonstrating that they tin coexist. We are moving guardant with exploration, with the archetypal expected from Exxon aft 40 years, and much to travel from Chevron. We privation to support adjacent practice with American vigor companies and trust connected the US arsenic a reliable supplier of earthy state astatine competitory prices.”

Referring to transatlantic relations, Kyriakos Mitsotakis rejected the presumption that the Iran situation is pushing Europe and the United States apart, arguing alternatively that it volition bring them closer.

“I judge this situation volition yet bring the US and Europe closer,” helium said. “Despite the difficulties, the transatlantic confederation inactive has overmuch to offer. If this means Europe indispensable summation its defence spending, past that is the close step. We person already done truthful successful Greece, and the aforesaid is happening successful different European countries.”

“We are arrogant of our hospitality; Trump volition person a precise bully time”

He besides made peculiar notation to Greece–US bilateral relations, describing them arsenic stronger than ever, noting that Donald Trump is expected to sojourn Greece soon (according to the US ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, this is expected “very soon” wrong the year).

“I tin warrant that helium volition person a precise bully time,” helium said, adding that “Greeks are arrogant of their hospitality.”

The Prime Minister highlighted the humanities ties betwixt the 2 countries, noting that the founders of the United States were inspired by past Greek democracy, portion the Greek War of Independence was influenced by the American conflict for independence. He besides emphasized Greece’s geopolitical relation successful the Eastern Mediterranean, its strategical relations with Israel and the Arab world, and the value of the IMEC corridor connecting India–Middle East–Europe.

Regarding energy, helium stated that agreements with ExxonMobil and Chevron person already been signed and that the archetypal exploratory activities are expected to statesman successful the archetypal 4th of 2027. “If successful, this would beryllium a decisive improvement for Greece and Europe,” helium said, portion besides underlining Greece’s relation arsenic a liquefied earthy state (LNG) import hub and an vigor proviso corridor for neighboring countries and Ukraine.

Finally, helium referred to Greece’s relation arsenic a mediator successful determination crises, noting that it maintains relationships of spot with Israel, Arab countries, and the Palestinians. He supported the two-state solution for the Middle East and stressed the request for advancement connected Gaza, successful bid to make conditions for broader determination stability.