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<v Speaker 1>Passy around. This is the seventy seven w ABC Mini.

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<v Speaker 2>Cast Sunday Morning, well the middle of the summer, middle

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<v Speaker 2>of August. And with us today is his Royal Highness

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<v Speaker 2>Prince Pavlo. And he's the Crown Prince of Greece, which

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<v Speaker 2>means that he's in line to be king, but there's

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<v Speaker 2>no kingdom in Greece anymore. But he's a good friend.

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<v Speaker 2>He loves Greece and usually this time of year, we're

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<v Speaker 2>both there for at least a week or two. And

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<v Speaker 2>I understand you go back and forth a lot. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>your Royal Highness, Prince Pavlo, give us your give us

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<v Speaker 2>your pulse of what's going on in Europe, give us

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<v Speaker 2>your pulse of what's going on in Greece.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, good morning, John, And I please call me Pablos,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's what everybody calls me in Greece. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're on a first name BASI and uh, you know

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<v Speaker 1>I I enjoy our camaraderie and our friendships as good

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<v Speaker 1>New Yorkers as well. Yeah, I've spent much more time

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<v Speaker 1>now in Greece, and so I'm over here seeing some

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<v Speaker 1>of the family and friends that are are over here

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<v Speaker 1>in the last part of the summer, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>returning again at the end of the week. It's been

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<v Speaker 1>a it's been a good summer. You know. Tourism is

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<v Speaker 1>doing well in Greece, so we've had a lot of support,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of Americans coming over, uh, Greek Americans and

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<v Speaker 1>and and and normal Americans coming there. We we we

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<v Speaker 1>have done our best to make everybody happy. We've had

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<v Speaker 1>some fires, like we've voters had every year. Uh. Sadly,

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<v Speaker 1>we've had some deaths with firemen, firefighters and and helicopter accidents.

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<v Speaker 1>These things do happen, and it's a really sad thing

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<v Speaker 1>to have taken place. But the fires have been put

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<v Speaker 1>under control and things have been managed fairly well. So

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<v Speaker 1>in that respect we move forward and hope they will

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<v Speaker 1>not be too many more coming forward. But otherwise, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>things are working well in Greece. We just have to

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<v Speaker 1>be aware of our neighbors. And as you know, Turkey

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<v Speaker 1>has been our neighbor, been fairly quiet over the years

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<v Speaker 1>last few years with Greece directly, but they're stepping up there.

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<v Speaker 1>They're sort of, if you want, offensive, in opening up

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<v Speaker 1>these marine parks which they're declaring as reserves and they

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<v Speaker 1>want to protect, but they are also declaring these in

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<v Speaker 1>Greek waters, which you know may become a big issue,

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<v Speaker 1>as you know, we have to protect our waters and

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<v Speaker 1>they want to protect them as well, and so they're

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<v Speaker 1>going over our barriers in that respect. And the President

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<v Speaker 1>has declared in in Turkey that by October they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to have the Blue, the Blue, the New Blue Turkey,

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<v Speaker 1>which is expanding their their water borders all the way

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<v Speaker 1>into past Junn Islands into the Cycladic zone practically, so

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<v Speaker 1>that'll be a real issue with us.

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<v Speaker 2>Pablo, That's what I was always afraid of because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was born on the Greek island of Nisidos, and

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<v Speaker 2>I always tell the Defense Minister of Greece, make sure

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<v Speaker 2>you take care of Nisidos, and you know, jokingly, but

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<v Speaker 2>like you said, Turkey likes to extend their borders. And

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<v Speaker 2>those islands only ten twenty thirty miles off the Turkish coast,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's you know, everybody knows, there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>minerals there, and there's a lot of other things there

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, and money makes the world go round.

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<v Speaker 2>And President Trump would never allow anything to happen. But

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<v Speaker 2>the fact is that you might get another weak president someday,

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<v Speaker 2>and I guess Greece has to be careful. And the

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<v Speaker 2>one thing I've always said to the Greek people, because

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<v Speaker 2>I don't play politics, I love the I love the

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<v Speaker 2>country and it's the land of my forefathers. And I said,

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<v Speaker 2>don't allow. I told all the politicians, all sides, don't

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<v Speaker 2>allow Greece to be invaded like Germany was, like France was,

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<v Speaker 2>like the Great Britain was. And that's that's what I

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<v Speaker 2>do and say to get things off my chest.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, I mean, you're absolutely right. And the current government,

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<v Speaker 1>the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense ha done

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<v Speaker 1>an excellent job in upgrading our defense. We have excellent

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<v Speaker 1>new ships that are coming. We are using the F

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five's already, so we're in a good position to

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<v Speaker 1>stand our ground and protect our land. And we need

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<v Speaker 1>to have a good economic and political strugg so that

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<v Speaker 1>protects us in that respect. We've just made an agreement

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<v Speaker 1>between Israel, Cyprus and ourselves to have cabling come across

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<v Speaker 1>to the countries for communication, which the Turks have been

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<v Speaker 1>opposing for a long time, but now the French independent

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<v Speaker 1>companies will be laying these cables, so they will also

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<v Speaker 1>be protecting that, so it won't be just asked, but

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<v Speaker 1>it will be the French involved as well as protecting

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<v Speaker 1>these bits of water the cables will be going through.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're making a stand that that would make it

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<v Speaker 1>more international if the Turks try to stop our ships

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<v Speaker 1>doing their work. So you know, we're we're we're moving

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<v Speaker 1>towards positive ground and we just have to protect our

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<v Speaker 1>patrida as we call it, our homeland. And we very

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<v Speaker 1>much enjoy the strong relationship with the United States, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, hope to maintain that.

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<v Speaker 2>But I I was with your cousin of King Charles,

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<v Speaker 2>his World Highness, and he liked the Greek tie I

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<v Speaker 2>was wearing, and I sent him a few Greek ties

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<v Speaker 2>and he sent me a note back. He really loved them.

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<v Speaker 2>And now your second cousins or first cousins with the.

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<v Speaker 1>King where whereas second cousins. And he has always had

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<v Speaker 1>a great love for our country. Obviously his father was

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<v Speaker 1>originally Greek, so he is part Greek himself, and the

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<v Speaker 1>relationship has always been very strong. And we've worked with

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<v Speaker 1>him here and you've been very helpful as well on

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<v Speaker 1>the King's Trust International, which is a program helping young

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<v Speaker 1>people get into work and starting their own businesses. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's been very productive in the United States as well

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<v Speaker 1>as in Greece. Has been exceptionally productive where I bought

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<v Speaker 1>it to the country as well, and so we thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for your help on that. It's been an amazing

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<v Speaker 1>drive over the last eight years.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Pablo, you know, you know, I'm an American, but

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<v Speaker 2>my forefathers, your forefathers were Greek, and you know I

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot of love for the country, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't play politics. I just want what's best for the Greeks,

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<v Speaker 2>for the Greek people, and for the country of Greece.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think we all have to work for the

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<v Speaker 1>best of our countries. Exactly politics on the side. We

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<v Speaker 1>have to work as united people, not as broken up,

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<v Speaker 1>and not play party politics, but just get the job done,

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<v Speaker 1>protect your country, open economy and democratic systems that make

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<v Speaker 1>everybody better people, keep to your original ideals, stick to

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<v Speaker 1>your church and your family, and everything will do well.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much, and we'll catch up again real soon.

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<v Speaker 1>Johnny R. All is the best. Thank you so much.