Atthe event, Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Panayiotis Mihalos describedits establishment as an impetus to drive bilateral economic connections,expressing hope that both sides will work more closely for the sake oftheir prosperity.
On the occasion, Chief Executive Officer ofthe Intralot Group Constantinos Antonopoulos was elected as Chairman ofthe council’s Board of Directors.
Last year, two-way tradebetween Vietnam and Greece hit some 210 million USD, tripling the sumrecorded three years ago. Of the figure, over 186 million USD was fromVietnam’s exports.
Joint links in shipbuilding and other areaslook positive as Greece appointed Vietnam to build eight ships worthsome 240 million USD.-VNA