On being conferred with the highest civilian award of Greece, ‘The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that it is the 140 crore Indians who deserve this honour.
Interacting with the Indian diaspora members at the community event organised at the Athens Conservatoire on Friday, PM Modi said, “You saw that the Govt of Greece honoured me with the highest civilian award of Greece. All of you deserve this honour, the 140 crore Indians deserve this honour. I dedicate this honour to the children of Maa Bharati.”
He further underlined that the bilateral relations between India and Greece go back centuries.
PM Modi said, “Greece-India relations go back centuries. These are relations of civilisation, of culture…Both of us have learnt a lot from each other, we have also taught a lot to each other.” (ANI)
