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This Monday, the international maritime fair Posidonia 2026, held from June 1 to 5, was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriákos Mitsotákis, accompanied by President José Raúl Mulino.
Subsequently, the Panama pavilion was inaugurated by both leaders, accompanied by the First Lady, Maricel Cohen de Mulino, Panamanian and Greek authorities, and representatives of the business sector, who performed the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Mulino toured stands of key companies, including Panama International Logistics & Service Inc., Global Shipping Logistics Company, and Kouk Maritime Group. Posidonia has become the main meeting point for the maritime sector, where more than 2,000 exhibitors from the international shipping world, more than 100 private and government sector companies, shipyards, shipowners, and technology providers, among others, will participate.
Greek shipowners are the main users of Panama's ship registry. Their volume of vessels mobilizes a large part of the world's cargo and provides fundamental income for the Panamanian economy.
Given the great importance of Greece for Panama and with a view to consolidating trust, maintaining, and attracting new investments for the country in maritime, logistics, and tourism areas, President Mulino was accompanied by a high-level delegation during his visit.
Accompanying President Mulino at the inauguration and during the fair tour were the Ambassador and Consul General of Panama in Greece, Julie Lymberopulos Karnakis; Javier Martínez Acha, Minister of Foreign Affairs; José Ramón Icaza, Minister of Canal Affairs; Julio Moltó, Minister of Commerce and Industries; Gloria de León, Administrator of Tourism; Luis Roquebert, Administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority; Salomón Shamah, General Director of Tourism Promotion of Panama (PROMTUR); Alberto Vallarino, former Minister of Economy and Finance; and Alberto Alemán Zubieta, former Administrator of the Panama Canal.
This Tuesday, prior to meetings with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion, and with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Konstantínos Tasoúlas, at the Presidential Mansion, Mulino will attend a ceremony at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in Syntagma Square, accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Stefanos Gkikas, where he will pay respects and lay a wreath.
Both President Mulino and President Tasoúlas will be decorated at the presidential palace, where cooperation agreements on tourism and foreign relations will be signed.
President Mulino will also hold a meeting this Tuesday with Theodoros Veniamis, of Golden Union Shipping Company S.A., a prominent shipowner and Greek leader who heads a distinguished dry cargo ship management and operation company. Veniamis was a key figure in representing the maritime sector, serving as president of the influential Union of Greek Shipowners.
Source: Panama Maritime Authority
