Several ambassadors and other officials discussed Thessaloniki’s potential as a hub connecting separate trade initiatives, such as the Indian-Middle East-Europe economic corridor and the Three Seas Initiative connecting the Black, Adriatic and Baltic seas. The Ambassadors of the US, George Tsunis, the United Arab Emirates, Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, India, Rudrendra Tandon, Israel, Noam Katz, as well as the US Ambassador to Cyprus, Julie Fisher, were among those who took part in a roundtable organized in Thessaloniki Sunday by the Delphi Economic Forum, Kathimerini, the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and HELEXPO, organizers of exhibition events, notably the Thessaloniki International Fair. The Three Seas Initiative was set up to promote connectivity projects through cross-border infrastructure investments and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor aims to enhance trade flow resilience, including energy and data flows amid challenges to geopolitical stability.
Deputy Foreign Minister, Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou, explained Thessaloniki’s role as a potential hub and affirmed Greece’s strong support for initiative such as Three Seas and the role they play in forging ties between peoples. Greece, as a stable democracy in a stability-challenged region and as a country that talks to everyone else, can help tie up the various initiative. Fisher noted countries do not have the luxury of missing chances for closer ties, adding that it is important for the E.