Scott Morrison and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis discuss Melbourne outbreak and economic recovery

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke with Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis this evening. It was the first opportunity for them to catch up since the pandemic outside of the first movers meetings.

The two leaders swapped notes on COVID-19 and their respective economic recovery processes. The Australian PM also says Mitsotakis was interested in Australia’s Greek community, especially in Melbourne with the outbreak.

The two world leaders also discussed their shared aid for for Beirut following the recent explosion.

“Our strong ties grow even stronger,” Mr Morrison said in a Tweet.

Mitsotakis and Morrison spoke with six other world leaders in May to discuss global COVID-19 strategies. Hosted by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz via a video call, the Australian Chancellor dubbed it the “First Movers COVID Group”.

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Leaders of the countries discussed the most effective ways to “reopen our economies” and considered strategies to manage potential localised outbreaks.

“We swapped notes on the need to reopen our economies safely, including schools, how to manage localised outbreaks, the importance of rigorous tracing and testing, and keeping supply chains open,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in his Instagram post.

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