Greek, Chinese experts discuss Belt and Road

Experts in Greece hailed the growth of Piraeus Port under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during a two-day seminar in the city.

"Greece historically has been a trading state and has a huge maritime industry. So it is naturally fitted to this initiative because Greek ships were part of the Maritime Silk Road and Piraeus is a successful example," Athanasios Platias, a professor at the University of Piraeus, told Xinhua.

Greek and Chinese experts gathered at the port city of Piraeus to discuss the Belt and Road at a two-day seminar held on Friday and Saturday titled "China, Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean." The event was a joint initiative by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation in Greece and the Tsinghua University in China.

"It's a win-win deal because Piraeus has become very important. It is good for Greece," commented Charalambos...