The issue of a forthcoming declaration by the Greek government of
The issue of a forthcoming declaration by the Greek government of marine parks in the Ionian Sea and the south Aegean will, as previously reported, will be high on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ agenda on Monday at the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice. The conference is co-hosted by France and Costa Rica.
The next phase before a final declaration is public consultation for possible revisions, improvements and corrections.
Mitsotakis is expected to outline the significance that Greece – an archetypical coastal state with an archipelago of islands in the Aegean, the large central Mediterranean island of Crete, and a string of large islands along the western littoral in the Ionian Sea – attaches to protection of oceans and seas.
According to reports, he will again focus on the issue of maritime security, another top priority for Athens. Last month Greece’s presidency of the UN Security Council – for the month of May – convened a high-level open debate at the UN’s headquarters entitled “Enhanced Maritime Security through International Cooperation for Global Stability.”
Mitsotakis is also scheduled to co-chair a panel on marine sustainability and littoral eco-systems, along with Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva.
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