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Greece–Pakistan 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 relations
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 relations
Part of today's Pakistan became part of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, founded by the successors of Alexander the Great.
As of 2023, 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
- ↑ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) William Smith, LLD, Ed. - India
- ↑ The Influence of Greek Classics on Indian Culture in Ancient Era
- ↑ YAVANAS IN THE ANCIENT INDIAN INSCRIPTIONS
- ↑ Pakistan's Greek Tragedy
- ↑ Greece's Pakistani Immigrants Are Hopeful
- ↑ "Greece's Bilateral Relations".
- ↑ "Visit of the Minister of Migration and Asylum, Mr. Notis Mitarachi, to Pakistan". ELINEPA.
External links
- Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry about relations with Pakistan
- Greek embassy in Islamabad
- Pakistani embassy in Athens
- Investigation of the Greek ancestry of northern Pakistani ethnic groups using Y chromosomal DNA variation
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