Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, will sign an agreement on migration and mobility partnerships, as well as cooperate to strengthen bilateral trade connections.
PM Modi informed about the development on the social media platform, ‘X’, and said, “PM @kmitsotakis and I agreed that our trade ties need to become even stronger. We have also decided to work on a migration and mobility partnership agreement in the coming times. We will also work towards deepening ties between our educational institutions.”
According to the 2011 Greek census, there are 11,333 Indians in Greece. According to a Ministry of External Affairs report released on August 9, 2023 on India-Greece ties, they are currently estimated to be between 13000-14000.
They have lived in various locations of Greece for many years and are primarily from Punjab and Sikhs. The majority of Indians work on farms, in factories, or in construction.
Many Indian employees who did not have the necessary documents after a certain duration of time obtained stay permits during various periods of amnesty given by the Greek government.
PM Modi on having a conversation with his Greek counterpart, PM further posted, “Held very fruitful talks with @PrimeministerGR @kmitsotakis in Athens. We have decided to raise our bilateral relations to a ‘Strategic Partnership’ for the benefit of our people. Our talks covered sectors such as defense, security, infrastructure, agriculture, skills and more.”
The two leaders also held one-on-one and delegation-level conversations. During the discussion, Prime Minister Modi offered his condolences for the loss of life and property in Greece’s tragic forest fires.
PM Modi began his tour to Greece today by paying his respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens. Later, he was presented with a ceremonial guard of honor. India and Greece have civilizational links that have grown stronger in recent years as a result of cooperation in areas such as maritime transport, defense, trade and investment, and people-to-people ties.