PM describes Israeli attacks in Lebanon as ‘counterproductive’

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed strong interest implicit the Israeli operations successful Lebanon, calling them “counterproductive” and warning that continued attacks could trigger a humanitarian crisis. 

Speaking successful an interrogation with CNN, helium stressed that each hostilities indispensable stop to execute a lasting ceasefire and criticized the attacks for strengthening Hezbollah’s platform.

Mitsotakis besides highlighted Greece’s committedness to maritime security, underscoring the value of escaped navigation done the Strait of Hormuz. 

Greece is “the world’s starring maritime power, and I person ever supported unrestricted passage,” helium said, stressing that “the Strait of Hormuz has ever been unfastened to escaped navigation, and I judge it indispensable stay so successful the future.” He added that immoderate aboriginal planetary statement should not enforce fees connected ships.

On transatlantic relations, the Prime Minister reaffirmed assurance successful NATO and Europe’s defence efforts, noting that initiatives taken by the US person helped unify European defence and bolster strategic autonomy. 

Mitsotakis called for a caller equilibrium within NATO to payment the Alliance and noted preliminary talks connected Europe’s atomic deterrence, citing France arsenic the continent’s lone atomic power. 

He underlined that strengthening Europe’s defence pillar complements, alternatively than undermines, NATO and urged European nations to take work by boosting defence spending, a topic regularly discussed astatine the European Council.

Mitsotakis besides highlighted that Europe allocates implicit 3% of GDP to defence and stressed the increasing thrust to strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy.