PM to meet business elite on ‘promising’ trip

On his first trip overseas after the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will have private meetings tomorrow in Israel with three of the country’s largest business and investment groups, namely Jerusalem Venture Partners, AMPA Capital and Elbit Systems at the iconic Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem Hotel. His meetings are part of the most serious and concerted effort to strengthen Greek-Israeli business and investment relations. Israel has a slightly smaller population than Greece, but twice its GDP, and its development dynamics in peak sectors move beyond its borders. Mitsotakis will be accompanied by the head of his financial office, Alexis Patelis, as well as the ambassador to Israel, Panagiotis Sarris. On a separate occasion he will address a group of businessmen and members of the Israel-Greece Chamber of Commerce, which is assisting the Israeli government in these contacts. Speaking to Kathimerini, Cobi Bitton, the CEO of the Israel-Greece Chamber of Commerce, said the visit by Mitsotakis is “an important milestone that marks a promising course for both countries in such a difficult, economic, political and geopolitical period.” “This visit embraces a recipe that promises to continue the process of closer relations between the two nations and for the benefit of both nations,” he added.