Greek PM Mitsotakis accorded ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan before Hyderabad House meet

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, Union ministers were present at Rashtrapati Bhavan for ceremonial reception accorded to Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is on a two-day state visit to India.

PM Narendra Modi with Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis and wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotaki at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

New Delhi: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is on a two-day state visit to India, said Wednesday that the strategic partnership between India and Greece is of “particular” importance and that efforts are underway to explore further expansion of ties.

Mitsotakis is the first head of state of Greece to visit India in the last 15 years.

“For Greece, the strategic partnership between our two countries is of particular importance and we will have the opportunity to discuss a wide range of topics including on strategic partnership, and fostering our economic engagement,” said Mitsotakis, who was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, Mitsotakis met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar before his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House.

ThePrint’s National Photo Editor Praveen Jain capture the ceremonial welcome accorded to the Greek Prime Minister at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

PM Modi with Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi accompanies Greek PM’s wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi greets Greek PM Mitsotakis at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi with his Greek counterpart | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi greets Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotaki | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of ceremonial reception for Greek PM | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi with EAM Jaishankar at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari (L), Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba and IFS officer Anshuman Gaur at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra with Jaishankar | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Rashtrapati Bhavan staff offering lemon water to Jaishankar | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Cabinet ministers Pashupati Kumar Paras, Sarbananda Sonowal, Parshottam Rupala, Meenakashi Lekhi, Anupriya Patel and Mansukh Mandaviya with Delhi L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Delhi L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena with Meenakashi Lekhi at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi awaits arrival of Greek counterpart at Hyderabad House | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi with Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Hyderabad House | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi shakes hand with Greek counterpart at Hyderabad House | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Modi and Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis issue joint press statement at Hyderabad House | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

EAM Jaishankar, Principal Secretary to PM PK Mishra, NSA Ajit Doval and MoS (MEA) Meenakashi Lekhi at Hyderabad House | Praveen Jain | ThePrint