PM Modi, Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis discuss strengthening strategic partnership

September 19, 2025 4:11 PM

PM Modi, Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis discuss strengthening strategic partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received a telephone call from Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic (Greece), during which the two leaders exchanged greetings and reviewed the progress of bilateral ties. Prime Minister Mitsotakis conveyed warm wishes to PM Modi on the occasion of his birthday. PM Modi expressed heartfelt gratitude for the gesture and reaffirmed India’s commitment to deepening ties with Greece. Both leaders welcomed the recent momentum in bilate...

Former Greek Prime Minister Simitis dies aged 88

January 5, 2025 3:45 PM

Former Greek Prime Minister Simitis dies aged 88

Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis, who ushered the country into the European Union's single currency in 2001, died on Sunday aged 88 at his summer house in the Peloponnese. “With sadness and respect, I bid farewell to Costas Simitis, a worthy and noble political opponent, but also the Prime Minister who accompanied Greece in its great national steps,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a statement. The government proclaimed four days of mourning and said his funeral ...