Speaking at the Greek-Russian Business Council, organized by SEV, in Athens, within the framework of the 8th Greek-Russian Joint Interministerial Committee, the Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General for International Economic Relations, Peter Mihalos, extended an invitation to representatives of the Russian business world to capitalize on the opportunities provided by the privatization programme and new investment framework that have been formulated in Greece. “The potential, the motor force, for growth is in the hands of entrepreneurs who see the opportunities today,” Mr. Mihalos underscored, noting that Greece is looking to the added value that the know-how of Russian enterprises can bring to investments.
Mr. Mihalos stressed that the excellent Greek-Russian bilateral relations have not yet unfolded to their potential breadth, pointing to the example of commercial transactions, and noting that “a volume of trade that, without petroleum products, comes to €767 million cannot satisfy anyone.”
He pointed up the pivotal sectors for expanded business cooperation, including energy, transport, tourism, high technology, standardization, production or co-production of pharmaceuticals, food and drink, and fur products. Finally, he noted the Greek government’s call to the Russian side to open up new destinations in the air links between the two countries, which would contribute to increasing tourist flows.
April 12, 2013