Συμμετοχή Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη στη Διεθνή Διάσκεψη Κορυφής για το Διάστημα, στο Παρίσι
Mr. Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. >> Merci beaucoup, Emmanuel. Thank you so much. It's a real pleasure and privilege to be here with you today and to share the stage with the president of France who is so committed to strengthening the European space ecosystem. A few years ago, Greece had no presence in space. We had no space program, no space strategy. Now we have 18 satellites in in orbit. We're developing our own ecosystem when it comes to manufacturing of satellites. We're bringing young Greeks with a space background back to the country. And today, we're so proud to announce that the first Greek astronaut will be sent to space as part of the vast mission. His name is Andrianos Golemis. Please, Andrianos A big round of applause for Andrianos. Come up here. It's a very special moment for Greece. And and I do believe that Andrianos, apart from the very interesting experiments which he will conduct on the ISS, will also serve as a true inspiration for young Greek kids to focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. To dream again. To move away from their screens. With the president, we have a common interest in ensuring that our kids are not attached to the social media algorithms. It's much better to dream about space. To build their little micro satellites as they do in school. And I'm sure that Andrianos will make us proud. I'm happy to see to see the Greek flag on the ISS. And it is no no coincidence that NASA is constantly choosing Greek ancient Greek gods for its space mission. So, after Apollo, now it's Artemis. Who knows what will come after that when we decide to go to Mars. So, thank you so much. Andreane, all the best. Thank you very much, Mr. Prime Minister.