Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will address the 80th UN General Assembly on Friday at around noon (local time EST) after winding up a series of meetings with other international leaders, top news media, institutional investors and other policymakers in the US metropolis.
Speaking earlier this week in an interview to Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker he also touched on the cancelled meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and whether Chevron’s possibly hydrocarbon exploration south of Crete would be part of any rescheduled talks, saying: “There is nothing to discuss with Turkey regarding Chevron, frankly. We exercise our sovereign rights south of Crete, this is recognized by Chevron, and we will continue down that path.”
On relations with Washington, Mitsotakis described Greece’s partnership with the United States as “flawless, strategic, bipartisan,” highlighting energy cooperation and investment by Chevron and ExxonMobil.
Turning to domestic issues, he pointed record numbers in tourism, projecting 36 million visitors this year and revenues surpassing €20 billion.
