Half-century anniversary of the founding of Greece's major conservative party held on Friday evening outside its historic one-time headquarters; Karamanlis, Samaras 'no shows'

The prime minister's visit highlights the need of expanding the border fence with Turkey, a critical measure to curb uncontrolled refugee flows into Greece

Mitsotakis highlighted that the increase in interconnections among European countries’ networks is a critical factor in promoting the green transition

Mitsotakis touched on several issues including efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the war in Ukraine, Greek-Turkish relations and the Cyprus issue

In a related development, the foreign ministers of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia - all EU member-states - met in New York City on Thursday on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly

The prime minister further emphasized the urgent necessity of resuming the political process with aim to leading to a two-state solution.

The Greek PM emphasized the strategic depth of the relationship between Greece and the United States, a long-standing friendship unaffected by who's in the White House

Greek leader interviewed outside UN building in Manhattan by well-known CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour

Both sides during Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks reportedly agreed to intensify cooperation on migration front, aimed to eradicate smuggling networks 'that put lives at risk'

Upon receiving the Global Citizen Award he said 'this belongs to the Greek people for their resilience and perseverance, for all they have achieved in recent years'

Additionally, it is almost certain that Mitsotakis will raise the Cypriot issue with the Turkish president when they meet on Tuesday.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis will deliver his remarks during the plenary session in the General Assembly Hall from 10:00 to 10:30 pm (EET)

Speaking before the cameras, the Greek PM said Nicosia and Athens were coordinating their actions on the Cypriot issue in the wake of the UN Security Council Assembly.

The meeting between the two leaders will decide the fate of the 2 billion euro Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project.

Mitsitakis met in a private meeting at the Presidential Mansion in Athens on Wednesday as part of his monthly meetings with the country’s head of state

"Something is not working properly. I don’t expect immediate solutions, but at least someone should address this."

Speaking about Germany's decision to close borders to migrants, the Greek PM says "Unilateral suspension of Schengen is unacceptable".

Greek PM spoke from Vienna after this week's decision by Berlin to tighten controls and patrolling on land borders in order to curb illegal migration

Prime Minister Mitsotakis is scheduled to visit the greater region of Thessaly to view the recovery efforts, one year after hurricane Daniel. Farmers and flood victims will be waiting for him, however, to express their dissatisfaction.

PM's agenda at the 88th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), taking place between Sept. 7-15, will focus on housing, a demographic crisis, public health and education