Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes India’s interest in Greek ports

The head of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vassilis Korkidis, on Monday welcomed India's interest in Greek ports following the meetings between business delegations in Athens last week.

"We welcome India's interest in gaining greater access to the port of Piraeus and investing in other Greek ports, in order to create gateways for its exports to Europe, but also to create manufacturing assembly chains in our country so that the final product has European passport," he said following the business contacts that took place during the recent official visit of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to Greece.

"It is no coincidence that India, a member of the BRICS countries, after France and Germany, chooses a third European country, Greece, for a strategic relationship, as a political and economic partner. Greece is clearly suitable geopolitically and...