Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted the crucial role of remote frontier residents in national security during a visit to the "Lady of the Delta," a woman living alone in the sensitive Evros River border region.
In a video posted to social media, Mr. Mitsotakis documented his journey to the isolated home of Artemis, a local resident who has spent decades living off the grid in the sprawling delta.
The visit underscored the government's ongoing initiative to support isolated communities through vital infrastructure upgrades.
"She contacted us; we installed solar panels for electricity, and now she has a telephone," Mr. Mitsotakis said in the footage, emphasizing the tangible human impact of the state's recent outreach.
The prime minister praised such isolated inhabitants as literal border sentinels who help safeguard Greece's northeastern frontier.
During the video, he displayed a photograph from his initial 2020 visit to the area, which occurred amid a tense hybrid border crisis when thousands of migrants attempted to cross from neighboring Turkey.
In the newly released clip, Mrs. Artemis warmly welcomes the prime minister, referring to him affectionately as "the president man." The two shared a homemade meal featuring locally caught eel, which Mr. Mitsotakis called "unbeatable."
Reflecting on the encounter, Mr. Mitsotakis stressed the importance of directly connecting with citizens in Greece's most remote corners to reinforce national security and solidarity.
"That's why I try to get out as much as possible," he said. "Because your work has a real footprint—improving even one person's life."