Mitsotakis to Tasoulas: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has symbolic weight — we must preserve its character

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during his sojourn to the Presidential Mansion wherever helium met with President of the Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas, referred to the request to safeguard the quality of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as good arsenic to the value of Greece’s information successful the signing of the bid statement successful the Middle East.

“The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier carries symbolic value — it is identified with the nation’s history,” Mr. Mitsotakis stressed, noting that the monument is simply a cenotaph for each those who gave their lives for their homeland and frankincense requires peculiar protection.

Referring to akin monuments abroad, specified arsenic Arlington, Mr. Mitsotakis pointed retired that the caller legislative regularisation some protects the law close of assembly and recognizes the request to dainty definite historically important monuments differently.

Commenting connected the absorption parties, the Prime Minister remarked that they “rushed to prosecute successful a benignant of out-of-place and out-of-time revolutionary exercise.” However, helium added, “we indispensable hold connected what is evident and self-evident and sphere the monument’s character.”

According to Mr. Mitsotakis, nether the caller legislative regularisation announced yesterday, work for maintaining bid astir the monument volition stay with the Ministry of Citizen Protection, portion the duties transferred to the Ministry of National Defense volition interest the monument’s attraction and cleaning.

In his response, Mr. Tasoulas called connected the Prime Minister to let clip for dialog to mature, successful bid to “depoliticize the contented and detach it from existent governmental debates,” portion besides examining however akin monuments are treated successful different countries.

“The monument symbolizes the nation’s struggles and its bloodiest battles,” helium said, reminding that successful the past, defender posts were burned by Molotov cocktails. The Presidential Guard had to committee fire-resistant posts from a specialized shaper — thing that could person been avoided if protective measures for the monument had existed.

“Greece contiguous astatine the signing of a historical agreement”

Mr. Mitsotakis besides referred to developments successful the Middle East and to the invitation Greece received from Donald Trump to enactment successful the Gaza conference.

“We are each moved by the scenes of hostages being freed 2 years aft Hamas’s horrific penetration of Israel. This section seems to beryllium closing,” Mitsotakis said, noting that this opens the mode to achieving thing “much greater.”

The Prime Minister congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump for his persistence successful addressing the long-standing Palestinian issue.

Greece, helium said, wishes to connection its services to those coordinating the adjacent steps.

“What is happening contiguous whitethorn people the opening of an effort done which this struggle mightiness yet extremity successful a governmental solution — 2 states coexisting peacefully, without 1 threatening the other,” helium stated, calling it the lone viable outcome.

“Greece is present astatine the signing of a historical statement — a cornerstone for bid successful the Middle East,” Mitsotakis emphasized, telling the President that Greece “communicates reliably with each sides arsenic a pillar of stability.”

Mr. Tasoulas described the statement arsenic being of “historic importance,” since the bid pact — “masterminded by Donald Trump, who deserves congratulations” — seeks to bring bid aft much than 76 years of turmoil, seemingly aiming for a lasting and peaceful coexistence.

The President besides highlighted Greece’s continued engagement successful the region:

“We person ever been successful dialog with some sides, we participated successful humanitarian assistance to Gaza, we hosted children successful Greek hospitals. We person maintained a stance showing that Greece plays a relation successful the region,” helium said, expressing anticipation that the state volition besides lend to the “desired reconstruction of Gaza.”