“We must remember that we are not the owners of this planet but only its tenants. Ownership belongs to future generations,” Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said during a press conference held at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC) on Monday, ahead of the 9th Our Ocean Conference taking place in Athens on April 15-17, ANA reports.
He noted that this was one of the major initiatives for the protection of the aquatic environment, of oceans and water, “which is a high-stakes issue globally but an existential issue for our country.” Participation levels were high, the minister reported, with 120 delegations from 113 countries and seven international organizations, including 12 heads of state and government and 50 government ministers. All Mediterranean states will be represented, he added, while among those attending are European Council President Charles Michel, European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius, and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
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