Shipping Minister on World Maritime Day
Shipping Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis on the occasion of the World Maritime Day celebrated on Thursday sent a message on behalf of the government.
"On behalf of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the Greek government, I send a message to all Greek seamen and every member of the Greek shipping family," he said adding that "that this day is dedicated to the effective implementation of the agreements that have been adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)".
Moreover, Varvitsiotis stressed that "Greece has always been a supporter of IMO's mission" adding that "the fact that we are in position today to look the future of the international and the European shipping with optimism is a result, in a high degree, to IMO's work from the mid 20th century until today that through the development of a complete and effective legal framework for the international shipping has set the roots for a safe and enviromental friendly and with quality shipping on international level".
