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Greek PM Mitsotakis to attend this week’s Raisina Dialogue

Greek PM Mitsotakis to attend this week’s Raisina Dialogue

  • Greece’s Prime Minister will travel to Delhi next week as the chief guest for the Ministry of External Affairs’ (MEA) annual Raisina Dialogue.

Key Highlights

  • Greek’s PM will be one of several international dignitaries arriving for the conference organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
    • And is expected to include several Foreign Ministers and Deputy Foreign Ministers from European countries, including Latvia, Romania, Estonia, Serbia
    • And the Netherlands, and neighbouring countries like Nepal, Vietnam, as well as other Ministers from other parts of the world.
  • The Raisina Dialogue coincides this year with the G-20 Foreign Minister’s Meeting hosted by Brazil on February 21-22
    • And while the External Affairs Minister will stay in Delhi to host the conference, most G-20 Foreign Ministers are expected to be in Rio de Janeiro.
  • According to sources, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister is also expected to speak at the event.
  • “India-Greece relations have been elevated to ‘Strategic Partnership’ during PM Modi’s visit to Greece in August 2023.
  • They are based on shared cultural values, commitment to foster economic growth, collaboration in the fields of security and defence, shipping, maritime and marked by convergence on regional and global issues
  • India and Greece have been negotiating a migration and mobility agreement to facilitate legal “skilled migration” between the two countries since 2022, but have yet to conclude it.
  • This is the ninth edition of the Raisina dialogue, organised by the MEA-ORF since 2016.
  • Previous editions have had keynote addresses by leaders of Denmark, Rwanda, Israel, the European Commission, Italy, and others.

Prelims Takeaway

  • Raisina dialogue
  • Greece

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