Mitsotakis: Very soon we will establish marine parks in the Ionian and Cyclades

“The Greek government is afloat committed to the extremity of protecting the marine environment. We person already announced and opened for nationalist consultation the archetypal plans for the instauration of 2 ample marine parks successful the Ionian Islands and the confederate Cyclades, which we purpose to found arsenic soon arsenic possible, ever successful practice with non-governmental organizations, section communities, and particularly with those who volition straight payment from specified extortion initiatives,” emphasized Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at an lawsuit for the screening of the documentary Ocean with David Attenborough, organized by Revive Our Ocean and National Geographic Pristine Seas, successful collaboration with the Cyclades Preservation Fund, astatine the Athens Concert Hall. He besides highlighted that time helium volition beryllium successful Amorgos to contiguous and sermon with section fishermen his inaugural “Amorgorama.”

“Therefore, the connection of this film, arsenic good arsenic the connection of ‘Amorgorama,’ deserves to dispersed passim Greece. Our extremity is for what contiguous is the exception, the unsocial example, to beryllium capable to multiply. But this volition not hap without systematic consciousness and without your contribution. And I americium referring chiefly to civilian society, to non-governmental organizations,” helium noted.

“Know that successful the authorities you volition find a accordant supporter. I bash not underestimate the difficulties; I americium precise good alert of the hazard that protected areas could stay lone connected paper. But I privation you to cognize that personally I stay afloat committed to the governmental goals arsenic they person been presented.

And I americium assured that with your assistance we volition win not lone successful being astatine the forefront successful Europe connected issues of protecting our seas but, astir importantly, successful creating a caller model, a caller way for section communities, for our islands—especially our tiny islands—and a much optimistic aboriginal than what you volition spot successful the archetypal fractional of the film,” stated Kyriakos Mitsotakis.