Kikilias: Greece and Korea share a strong maritime relationship

“The Republic of Korea and Greece stock a very strong maritime relationship,” the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Vasilis Kikilias, said addressing the reception for the Korean National Day, held astatine the Athens Concert Hall.

Kikilias thanked the Ambassador, Juseong Lim, for the invitation, emphasizing that “we bash not hide the Greeks who gave their lives successful the Korean War (1950-53)”, while describing “the beingness of war veterans and their families astatine the lawsuit arsenic moving.”

Focusing connected shipping, helium pointed retired that “Greek-owned shipping – fig 1 successful the world – and Greek shipowners are the archetypal successful orders to Korean shipyards, which are a top choice, owed to their consistently high-quality services.” At the aforesaid time, helium noted that the information of representatives of the governmental and concern assemblage successful the lawsuit is “an denotation of the precocious level of relations and the possibilities of further collaborations.”

Kikilias announced his volition to visit the Republic of Korea soon, “with the purpose of further strengthening the maritime ties betwixt Greece and Korea.”