“Middle East peace, stability is necessary condition”: Greek PM on India-Middle East corridor success

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday said peace and stability in the Middle East was necessary for the success of the India-Middle East Economic Corridor announced during India’s G20 presidency last year.

Highlighting the agreement by the countries on IMEC project, the Greek PM said he sees Greece participation in the project, adding that Greece is a gateway for India to enter Europe through IMEC.

“India Middle East Europe corridor, what we call the IMEC project, was launched by India during its G 20 presidency. Greece, you just have to look at the map to realize this is India’s gateway to Europe and through IMEC, we see our participation as a very important aspect of this strategic partnership,” he said.

“In order to achieve this we need peace in the Middle East, and stability is the necessary condition for every project that aims to increase the greater prosperity of the greater region to the benefit of all countries involved. And several of my meetings here in India today, together with a very large delegation of Greek business representatives, focus on promoting our economic ties, with particular emphasis on sectors such as renewable energy infrastructure, our ports and shipping and logistics. And of course, we want to learn from the Indian miracle of information technology,” he added.