Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be visiting Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Friday afternoon, December 6.
The visit sends “a strong message in favor of stability and peace in the region and support for Lebanon in implementing the ceasefire reached on November 26,” the government spokesman stressed announcing the visit on Thursday afternoon.
The visit is highly symbolic and important, as Mitsotakis is the first leader of a third country – and a member of the European Union – to visit Beirut after the ceasefire agreement and sends a message of Greece’s strong role and presence in the region, the spokesman added.
“Greece and Lebanon are linked by traditional bonds of friendship,” the spokesman said adding that the Greek PM will meet with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri as well as with the Greek community in the country.
Mitsotakis is expected to reiterate Greece’s readiness to assist in strengthening Lebanon’s state structures – including the Armed Forces, which play a crucial role in implementing the ceasefire.
A few days ago, after the declaration of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the Prime Minister had spoken with his Lebanese counterpart, welcoming this development.
At the same time, he had expressed his readiness to support the Lebanese Armed Forces in implementing the ceasefire.
