A ministerial meeting resolved to guarantee transportation between Samothrace and Alexandroupoli on the mainland immediately, to begin improvement works on the island's two outdated ports, and to push tourism on the island particularly in the market of Romania, on Monday afternoon.

State Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis will chair a meeting of ministers at Maximos Mansion on Monday to try and resolve the issue of transportation at the island of Samothrace that left hundreds of tourists unable to reach Alexandroupolis on the mainland for over a week, government sources said on Friday.

Over 1,500 tourists among a greater total stranded for over a week after an island ferry broke down left Samothrace since midnight Wednesday, after businesses and the mayor rallied to take care of the visitors.