With its global "superweapon", shipping, Greece attended the historic meeting between Prime Ministers Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Narendra Modi. The president of the Union of Greek Shipowners, Melina Travlos, next to the two prime ministers, confirmed the geostrategic role of the great shipping of the Greeks and in the case of India and the effort of the Indian Economy, the fifth in the world, to reach the heart of Europe with its products.

Greece is the eastern gateway to Europe and offers a huge opportunity to India, as the European country that is closest to this great economic superpower, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday after his meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The first goal - as the prime minister said - is to double, within the next four years, bilateral trade with India, which has significant room for improvement.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making an official visit to Greece today, which may have an immediate tangible effect according to informed sources. Mr Modi after 10 am will lay a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier, then meet with the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and at 11:00 he will have a meeting  with Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Maximos Mansion. The Greek-Indian "menu" envisages extended talks in Herodos Attikou, as well as a working lunch in a central hotel between representatives of Indian institutions and businesses and Greek companies. The said business-economic meeting is expected to be opened with a greeting by the two leaders.