Minister: Greece wants to become India's gateway to the European Union

Greece hopes to become an integral part of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and to be India's gateway to the European Union, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Tuesday at the 2nd CII India Europe Business and Sustainability Conclave in New Delhi, the foreign ministry said, ANA reports.

According to Gerapetritis, this ambitious connectivity project will "enhance the strategic importance of the regions involved, both economically and from a geopolitical aspect, while promoting peace and stability."

In India ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday, Gerapetritis greeted the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) conclave with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, immediately after their bilateral meeting. He also praised Jaishankar's contribution to building the Greece-India strategic partnership, which he said was based on common values of democracy, peace, justice, and respect for the rule of law and a rules-based global order.

Pointing out that he had come as the head of a business delegation of 100 Greek entrepreneurs seeking to explore the prospects for collaboration and cooperation, he also highlighted the opportunities offered by the EU-India relationship for promoting stability and prosperity, including a large market with half a billion consumers, highly trained labor and a single market without trade barriers, among others.

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