its president SYRIZA-PS, Alexis Tsiprasmet in Brazil with its new president Brazil, Luis Inacio Lula da Silvawhom he congratulated on his election.

In this context, according to a statement from SYRIZA, they “discussed the state experience of the left and progressive forces in Greece and Brazil” and “agreed that the struggle that these forces must wage today for democracy and the elimination of inequalities in the Alliance of the right and the far right is also important, as was the struggle of previous decades to protect society from austerity and neoliberal globalization.”

At the same time, they stressed that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the new cold war it is leading to, the US-China rivalry and the climate crisis have serious implications for Europe and Latin America that require them to work more closely together for peace and sustainable development. .

Mr. Tsipras briefed the President of Brazil on the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the increasing Turkish aggression, and stressed the importance of sending signals to Turkey on respect for international law and a just and sustainable solution to the Cyprus issue based on UN resolutions.

The President of SYRIZA also met with the Vice President and Minister of Labor of Spain, Yonanda Diaz, with whom he discussed the efforts of the Spanish government to strengthen workers’ rights and the measures taken to compensate for the energy crisis.

“At the same time, they discussed the cooperation of all progressive European forces in a common front against the emerging right-wing and far-right alliance. Alexis Tsipras briefed the Spanish Vice President on the intensification of Turkish aggression and the importance of our European partners giving clear signals to Turkey in favor of complying with international law,” the opposition party said in a statement.

Post by Tsipras about meeting Lula

“We are no longer fighting only for the protection of society, but for democracy itself,” says the President of SYRIZA-PS in a social media post. Alexis Tsipras after meeting with its president Brazil Luis Inacio Lula da Silva shortly before his inauguration.

In office, its president SYRIZA reads: “Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva has returned. This time, his task is more difficult. He will fight not only against inequality, poverty and illiteracy, but also to defend Democracy and unite his country. A country divided by division, fake news, hatred and far-right propaganda from its opponents. Because Bolsonaro was defeated, but Bolsonaro is still here, as he characteristically told me at our meeting.”

Regarding the content of the meeting, Mr. Tsipras notes: “A meeting that was scheduled for half an hour but lasted more than an hour. Why did he want to know the details of our battles with the troika, how we got through the crisis, the solution of the Macedonian question, Cyprus and the Aegean, Europe’s position on the Ukrainian question, and the battle of the European Left against the far right uprising. He told me about the great difficulties he went through. Tough days in jail. The ruthless attitude of his opponents, the 700,000 deaths from the pandemic, the huge deficit they leave him in the state budget. And we thought about how similar the slogans of the enemies of the people and the Republic are when he mentioned to me the central slogan of Bolsonaro: God – country – family.

We agreed to advance the cause of cooperation between the left and progressive forces, especially at the level of Europe and Latin America. Two continents increasingly grappling with the aftermath of the war in Ukraine, the new Cold War, and US-China rivalry. In the end, we agreed to meet again in the near future. Perhaps on an official visit to Greece, because he admires the struggle of the Greek people and our cultural heritage. It goes without saying in what capacity he wanted me to accept him. It is important that a great leader be at the same time a great friend of Greece.”