Mediterranean takes prominent place at IUCN conference

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (right) talks to Emmanuel Macron (l) as Conservation International Board Vice President Harrison Ford looks on at a luncheon hosted by the French president on the occasion of an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) conference that began on Friday in Marseille. Attendees included European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, as well as leaders from the participating countries. [Dimitris Papamitsos/PM’s Office/ANA-MPA]