Greek PM Mitsotakis will visit Lebanon on Friday

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Lebanon on Friday and meet with the country's prime minister and the Greek community, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis announced during Thursday's briefing to the press.

The government spokesperson said that with his visit, Mitsotakis is sending a strong message for stability and peace in the region and support for Lebanon in implementing the ceasefire reached on November 26.

Marinakis added that the visit would be highly symbolic and significant, as Kyriakos Mitsotakis would be the first leader of a European Union member state to visit Beirut after the truce agreement.

The truce came into effect on November 27 and prohibits Israel from conducting offensive military operations in Lebanon, while requiring Lebanon to prevent armed groups including Hezbollah from launching attacks on Israel.

The Greek spokesperson said the visit of Mitsotakis will send a message of stability and peace, as well as a message regarding Greece's strong role and presence in the region.

After stressing that Greece and Lebanon are linked by traditional ties of friendship, the spokesperson said the Greek prime minister, in his talks with his Lebanese counterpart Najib Mikati and the Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, is expected to reiterate Greece's readiness to help strengthen Lebanon's state structures—among them the Armed Forces, which play a crucial role in implementing the ceasefire.

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