Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis held a working luncheon on Thursday with Indonesian Vice-President Ma’ruf Amin, who is on an official visit to Greece.
Gerapetritis thanked the vice-president for his country’s support of Greece’s candidacy as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2025-2026, while both officials agreed on the need to respect religious tolerance, and on the importance of recognizing the Law of the Sea, given their geography.
Greece has signed a Bilateral Economic Action Plan with Indonesia, one of the 20 largest economies globally. The two countries have developed a significant collaboration in defense and technology, while bilateral trade is growing annually. Greece would like to serve as Indonesia’s entrance gate to the European markets, Gerapetritis said, recognizing the sharp rise of the economic growth of the world’s largest Muslim country.
A social media post by the Greek foreign ministry noted they discussed “the positive prospects of relations between Greece and Indonesia, the 75th anniversary since the initiation of diplomatic relations, the adherence to the International Law of the Sea, the support of interfaith dialogue, and the situation in the Middle East.”
