LIVE: France, Greece Back IMEC as Key Trade Route | Palki Sharma | Firstpost Ideas Pod | N18G

Speaking at the Firstpost Ideas Pod at the Raisina Dialogue 2025, Tristan Aureau, Head of the Policy Planning Department at France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Symeon Tsomokos, Founder and President of Greece’s Delphi Economic Forum, discussed how new maritime cooperation frameworks like the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) can enhance trade flows from the Indo-Pacific to the Mediterranean. They were talking to Firstpost’s Managing Editor Palki Sharma at the Ideas Pod.

When asked about France’s role in Indo-Pacific-Mediterranean cooperation, Aureau said, “The India-France partnership is fruitful. India and France see IMEC as a way to connect Marseille to Mumbai. This will increase trade between India and the EU as a whole.”

On how Greece plans to leverage IMEC, Tsomokos said, “IMEC is a brilliant idea. Greece is very keen to be part of it. Greece is also part of the Three Seas Initiative. The IMEC corridor is a very brilliant idea.”

Regarding disruptions in the Red Sea and whether IMEC could be an alternative to the Suez Canal, Aureau stated, “Yes, it can be an alternative. This is the time to partner with nations. Private companies will play a major role.” Watch the full conversation on Firstpost.

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