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Economic cooperation between Greece and South Korea can develop significant momentum, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday, in statements after his meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Lee Nak-yon at the Maximos Mansion.
Tsipras said that they discussed the prospects of more investments by S. Korean enterprises in Greece and the possibility of increasing Greek exports to the Republic of Korea. “I am certain that Monday’s business forum, with the participation of the largest South Korean businesses, will substantially contribute to deepening our bilateral cooperation,” said Tsipras.
Tsipras also thanked his S. Korean counterpart for Seoul’s support in the refugee crisis.
“We had a very substantial discussion on cooperation issues and we found out that there is a huge potential for cooperation despite the great distance between our two countries, said Tsipras.
“The fact that we share common concerns with respect to global peace and security, as well as the international challenges arising from a globalised economy, brings us closer,” he added.
The international community should address the North Korean side and demand the immediate implementation of UN Treaties regarding the control of the ballistic weapons,” Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday, when asked what should be done to ensure that the Winter Olympic Games in South Korea will be safe, during his joint statements with his South Korean counterpart Lee Nak-yon on Monday.
Tsipras noted that it was an opportunity for all to reflect that the correct use of new technologies can support progress and prosperity while the wrong use may lead to global disaster. “The nuclear threat is not a threat that refers to a certain area, it is an international threat,” he noted.
“This is the message that Greece, as a power of peace, wants to promote. The message that the nuclear weapons have no place on the planet” underlined Tsipras.
South Korea’s Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Monday thanked Greece for its support with respect to North Korea and said the two countries must deepen economic cooperation, during joint statements with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens on Monday.
“At this moment that we are facing threats from North Korea, Greece is on our side and we thank you for the message you send to North Korea,” he noted.
“We must broaden our trade transactions, to reduce the gap in the trade balance between our countries,” he added, and invited Tsipras to visit his country on the occasion of the Winter Olympic Games that will be held in PyeongChang.
“The Winter Olympic Games will be held in February in South Korea. We thank you for your interest and hospitality. When I return to my country I will tell everyone about Greece’s spirit of hospitality,” stated Lee Nak-yon.
Moreover, the premier of the Republic of Korea said that he expects more exports of agrofood products from Greece to Korea.
He also referred to the signing of a memorandum of cooperation on e-governance.
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