Greek Ambassador to New Delhi Dimitrios Ioannou said at an ORF event that Greece would “never be friends” with India’s enemies, explaining that Athens has many differences with Beijing, including the Taiwan issue.
According to WION correspondent Sidhant Sibal, the Greek ambassador said that ties will strengthen, pointing to “cultural and ideological similarities between the two civilisations” of Greece and India.
The ambassador explained to participants at the New Delhi-based think tank event that Greece was in a deep economic crisis twelve years ago, which allowed China to buy the Port of Piraeus when it was privatised.
However, he confirmed that Greece is “not close to China on issues like Taiwan.”
Greece Ambassador Dimitrios Ioannou on the Israel Hamas war:
-Condemn Hamas attack
-Restates 2 state solution
-Concerns over loss of civilian lives in Gaza https://t.co/XYI1g14P92 pic.twitter.com/3J3xnlM8OF— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) October 31, 2023
Greece Ambassador Dimitrios Ioannou optimistic on future of India Middle East Europe corridor amid Israel Hamas war; Says thr can be delay or not, but this corridor is "economic necessity" @orfonline https://t.co/XYI1g14P92 pic.twitter.com/hGxHCwArfS
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) October 31, 2023
India is not a distant land for us says Greece Ambassador Dimitrios Ioannou as he points out how his mother used to watch Nargis movies, & he knows songs of the movie "mother India" https://t.co/XYI1g14P92 pic.twitter.com/hwosNEOVkm
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) October 31, 2023
Who is the originator of Democracy-Greece or India. listen to Greece Ambassador Dimitrios Ioannou: https://t.co/XYI1g14P92 pic.twitter.com/D3JOJgE29H
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) October 31, 2023
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