He had a meeting with the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglou Alexis Tsipras.
During the meeting, the former Prime Minister warmly thanked him for the welcome, adding that it is always a great pleasure to be in Turkey and especially in Istanbul, and that he is particularly happy for the opportunity to exchange ideas.
“I worked especially for Greek-Turkish friendship, for Greek-Turkish relations and I believe that we must continue the effort, especially the progressive forces, the progressive politicians, the effort to improve relations between the two countries, but also to create, as is the our vision, a society of peace, equality and solidarity” emphasized Mr. Tsipras during his meeting with Mr. Imamoglou.
Al. Tsipras: Progressive forces must continue the effort to improve relations between the two countries.
E. Imamoglou: I welcome A. Tsipras, both as Speaker of the Chamber and as a Social Democrat… pic.twitter.com/DWjmcdylLV-Alexis Tsipras (@atsipras) June 28, 2024
In turn, Ekrem Imamoglou thanked Alexis Tsipras for the visit. “Greece is a neighboring country and our relations are very important, especially for me”, he said and welcomed Tsipras “both as president of the Chamber and as a social democrat”.