Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his appreciation for the solidarity shown by the Greek government and the Greek people in Israel to Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the meeting they had on Monday morning in Jerusalem.

The Prime Minister arrived early in the morning in Israel, confirming the information that had been circulating since Sunday afternoon that today he will make the trip that did not take place last week.

The meeting took place in Jerusalem.

The meeting was attended by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Gerapetritis as well as the Minister of State Stavros Papastavrou.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis had announced from last Wednesday’s cabinet meeting that he would make the visit he did not make that day for security reasons.

The Mitsotakis-Netanyahu dialogue

Benjamin Netanyahu:  Mr. Prime Minister, my dear friend Kyriakos, I am very glad to see you here. I always say that the best thing besides standing with Israel, is being in Israel. In Israel, as you do. I appreciate your solidarity, your government and the Greek people, in this dark hour. It is a battle of civilization against barbarism. We are on the side of civilization and we must all unite against Hamas, which is the Islamic State (ISIS).

Kyriakos Mitsotakis:  Thank you very much, Mr. Prime Minister, dear Bibi. I come here not only as an ally, but as a true friend. What happened was truly horrific. From the first moment, Greece defended and supported Israel’s right to self-defense, according to International Law. We made a very clear distinction between Hamas and the Palestinian people. We will continue to support you and hope that whatever happens must happen without great humanitarian cost. You can count on our support, our help.

Benjamin Netanyahu:  Thank you, my friend. Thank you.