External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis on Tuesday discussed the strengthening of Bharat-Greece and Bharat-Europe cooperation.
The visiting Greece Foreign Minister met Jaishankar here in the national capital ahead of the Raisina Dialogue.
“Delighted to welcome Greece FM Giorgos Gerapetritis ahead of the State visit of Prime Minister @kmitsotakis of Greece to India. Discussed enhancing India-Greece and India-Europe cooperation, especially connectivity. Expect the Summit tomorrow to take our Strategic Partnership forward,” EAM Jaishankar said in a post on X.
The Greek Foreign Minister arrived in the national capital in the early hours of Tuesday to take part in the ninth Raisina Dialogue, scheduled to take place on February 21-23.
Notably, Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will also be on a state visit to Bharat. He will be the Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker at the 9th Raisina Dialogue, 2024 in New Delhi.
During his state visit from February 21-22, Greek PM Mitsotakis will be accompanied by senior officials and a high-powered business delegation.
According to the MEA, this would be the first bilateral Head of State or Head of Government level visit from Greece to Bharat after 15 years; the last Prime Ministerial visit from Greece to Bharat took place in 2008. The then Greek Prime Minister, Kostas Karamanlis, was accompanied by Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, in his January 2008 visit.
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