Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived on Leros on the afternoon of Tuesday 28 July 2026 for visits to major infrastructure projects and the island hospital.
He was accompanied by his wife, Mareva Mitsotakis, health minister Adonis Georgiadis, New Democracy secretary Konstantinos Kyranakis, Dodecanese MPs Giannis Pappas, Manos Konsolas and Mika Iatridi, Second Health Region governor Christos Roilos and other officials.
The delegation was welcomed by Metropolitan Paisios of Leros, Kalymnos and Astypalaia, South Aegean regional governor Giorgos Chatzimarkos, Leros mayor Timotheos Kottakis, Dodecanese MP Vasilis Ypsilantis, members of the municipal and regional authorities, Patmos mayor Nikitas Tsampalakis and New Democracy representatives.
Immediately after arriving, Mr Mitsotakis visited the new Alinda tourist mooring. The development was expected to accommodate up to 70 leisure vessels, strengthening the island's infrastructure and prospects for marine tourism.
He then travelled to Leros State Hospital, General Hospital and Health Centre, where renovation and modernisation work had been carried out.
Accompanied by the health minister, the Second Health Region governor, the South Aegean regional governor, the Leros mayor and Dodecanese MPs, he was shown around by hospital governor Stamatis Kardasis and spoke to staff and officials.
The prime minister later visited the fully renovated Leros Hotel and Lakki port, two projects financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
His programme also included a meeting with Mayor Kottakis at Leros Town Hall, attended by the regional governor and local MPs, followed by a discussion with residents at Navarone cafe in Agia Marina.
The original report included video and photographic material from the prime minister's visit.
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