Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will pay a state visit from India from February 21-22, at the invitation of his counterpart Narendra Modi.
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| Accompanying Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on his visit to India are senior officials and business delegations. (Source: Pragativadi) |
In addition to meetings with senior Indian leaders, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be the chief guest and keynote speaker at the 9th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi.
The Greek leader plans to visit the city of Mumbai - the economic and financial center of India before returning to Athens.
This will be Greece's first bilateral visit at head of state or government level to India in 15 years. The Greek Prime Minister's most recent visit to the Ganges country took place in 2008.
The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that India-Greece relations were elevated to a strategic partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Athens last August - the first visit to Greece by a prime minister. Indian general after 8 years.
The head of the Indian government welcomed Greece's participation in the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and wished for Greece to become a member of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
According to the above ministry, India-Greece relations are based on common cultural values, commitment to promoting economic growth and cooperation in the fields of security and defense, shipping and maritime, and marked by convergence on regional and global issues. The two countries also cooperate closely in many multilateral forums.
This visit by Prime Minister Mitsotakis is expected to further strengthen and deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries.
