Athens [Greece]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in Greece for his maiden visit to Greece at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister in the last 40 years to visit Greece. The last Prime Ministerial visit from India to Greece was in 1983.
PM Modi was greeted with a ceremonial reception upon his arrival.
PM Modi arrived in Athens from Johannesburg in South Africa, where he was attending the BRICS summit.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has just arrived here from Johannesburg after attending the 15th BRICS summit," Official Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi also posted a video on X.
Bagchi said, "A packed day of engagement lie ahead in Athens. He will little later lay a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Thereafter, he will meet the president of Greece and then hold talks with the Prime Minister of Greece."
"He will also meet with business leaders from both sides. Before departing, he will have an interaction with the community who are all excited to receive him after the success of the Chandrayan mission," he said.
Members of the Indian diaspora gathered outside the hotel in Athens where PM Modi will stay during his one-day official visit to Greece. They were seen holding tricolours in their hands and placards praising PM Modi upon his arrival.
The objective of the Prime Minister's one-day official visit, would be to strengthen security and defense cooperation, to increase the pace of exchanges at the military level, training personnel, invite Greek capacity into the Make in India programme, especially in the defence industry, and consider joint production, technology exchange among others, Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West) in the ministry of external affairs said. (ANI)
