Greece–Pakistan relations

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Pakistani-Greek relations
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Pakistani-Greek relations are foreign relations between Pakistan and Greece. Pakistan's first embassy in Athens was opened in 1975. Greece established an embassy in Islamabad in 1987.

History[]

Ancient Time[]

Main articles: Ancient Greece–Ancient India relations and Indo-Greek Kingdom

For the ancient Greeks, “India" (Greek: Ινδία) referred to the polity situated east of Persia and south of the Himalayas (with the exception of Serica). Although, during different periods of history, "India" referred to a much wider or much less extensive place.[1] The Greeks referred to the ancient Indians as "Indói" (Greek: Ἰνδοί, lit. 'people of the Indus River'); the Indians referred to the Greeks as "Yonas (Yavanas)"[2] in reference to the Ionians.[3]

Modern Time[]

Pakistani migrant children pose for a ceremony in Athens, Greece.

Part of today's Pakistan became part of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, founded by the successors of Alexander the Great.

Today, there are around 60,000 Pakistanis settled in Greece.[4][5]

Greece supports a successful outcome of the bilateral Indo-Pakistani dialogue and a peaceful resolution of the differences between the two countries, including the dispute over Kashmir.[6]

High level visits[]

On 7 February 2022, the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Mr. Notis Mitarachi paid an official visit to Islamabad.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) William Smith, LLD, Ed. - India
  2. ^ The Influence of Greek Classics on Indian Culture in Ancient Era
  3. ^ YAVANAS IN THE ANCIENT INDIAN INSCRIPTIONS
  4. ^ Pakistan's Greek Tragedy
  5. ^ Greece's Pakistani Immigrants Are Hopeful
  6. ^ "Greece's Bilateral Relations".
  7. ^ "Visit of the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Mr. Notis Mitarachi, to Pakistan". ELINEPA.

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