Mitsotakis to MSNBC: Greece, economy back on track after 10-year crisis

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis kicked off his official two-day visit to Washington D.C. on Monday morning (local time) by appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show, where he emphasized that the country back and that the Greek economy is on-track after a 10-year economic crisis and accompanying bailouts.

Mitsotakis will meet with US President Joe Biden later on Monday, and will address a joint session in the US Congress on Tuesday – a first for a Greek leader.

In his television appearance, Mitsotakis said the east Mediterranean country has rebounded both from a catastrophic economic collapse during the bailout era, and the Covid-19 pandemic over the last two years.

He pointed to US companies now investing in Greece and a record number of direct flights from the United States to Greece packed with tourists.

“Greece is a stable partner in a difficult region of the world, and is playing an active role in establishing ties with the Middle East, linking it with Europe and turning the country into a key energy hub in the region,” he said.

Asked about official Turkey’s threat to veto Sweden’s and Finland’s bid to join NATO, Mitsotakis said the Turkish president is more suitable to answer.

Greece supports the membership of the two Nordic countries, he added, and he did not foresee serious objections to the two countries joining NATO. It is not the right time to politicize their prospects of accession to the alliance in order to bargain for other benefits, he stressed, and said he expected that the issue will be resolved.

The entire interview is found here.