Yiannis Moralis: history belongs to Shandong

Yiannis Moralis (M), mayor of Piraeus, Greece

Q: Why are you here at this conference gathering all Shandong's sister cities?

A: Last year in Shandong, we sealed an agreement with the city of Qingdao, we are sister cities. We came for thanking them here. I express my thanks to the government here for the invitation, which is a very interesting conference. We talked about culture, tourism and things that we can do many things that sister cities do together.

Q: Have you ever been to Shandong before?

A: Yes, I have been here last year when we signed the agreement with Qingdao. We are planning to do things in the fields of blue economy, culture, tourism, sports, technology, a lot of things. I have also met the president of Piraeus Chamber of Tradesmen. We are moving tomorrow for the Qingdao city to discuss with the mayor.

Q: What's your impression of Shandong or Qingdao?

A: My impression is very good. I said before 'history belongs to Shandong', we saw beautiful pictures with many interesting people with quality and very good hospitability.