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Kikilias in Kavala: “We are partners in supporting the region’s further development”

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Greek Shipping Minister Vassilis Kikilias said the government would support the further development of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.
  • He described the region as a gateway to Greece and a cultural crossroads with strengths in tourism, fisheries and energy.

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace is not Greece’s far edge, Vassilis Kikilias said during a visit to Kavala. It is a gateway into the country and a region with its own cultural and economic weight.

The shipping minister described the area as a cultural crossroads shaped by history, tradition and culture. He also pointed to tourism, fisheries and energy as sectors that give the region comparative advantages.

We are partners in the effort to support and help its further development.

· Vassilis KikiliasThe Greek shipping minister described his ministry’s role in supporting the region’s growth.

Kikilias said the Ministry of Maritime Affairs would work alongside the region in the effort to support its further development. “We are partners in the effort to support and help its further development,” he said.

His message presented Eastern Macedonia and Thrace as a place with multiple assets, rather than a remote endpoint. “It is not the far edge of Greece,” Kikilias said. “It is a cultural crossroads, with history, tradition, culture, tourism, fisheries and energy.”

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace is a gateway. It is not the far edge of Greece.

· Vassilis KikiliasKikilias framed the region as an entry point and rejected the idea that it is peripheral.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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