Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Himara, southern Albania where he visited the Greek school Homeros. Afterward, the prime minister had a meeting with members and representatives of the Greek National Minority in Albania.

The next stops of the Greek Prime Minister’s visit are Livadia and Dervitsani. On behalf of the Albanian government, the Prime Minister will be welcomed in Dervitsani by his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama, while in Livadia the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Mirela Koumbaro.

Speaking to those gathered, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: “A special moment for me and Hellenism everywhere. I remember Mitsotakis’s visit to these lands in 1991. I feel very honoured to be the first Greek prime minister to visit Himara.

Thank you for keeping the flame of Hellenism and Orthodoxy lit in very difficult years, especially for the elders. In my person, the Greek national minority will have a friend and supporter in your just demands. You who chose to stay here, are a bridge of friendship and cooperation between Greece and Albania, know that I personally was, am, and will remain a supporter of Albania’s European perspective. Albania’s obligation is to fully respect your own rights, whether we are referring to the right to self-determination, or the right for your children and grandchildren to learn the Greek language at all levels, or whether we are referring to the critical issue of your property rights.”

The prime minister on his historic visit to the minority areas of Albania accompanied by Olympic medalist Pyrros Dimas.