Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first Foreign Head of the Government to be awarded ‘The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’, by the Greek government, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Friday.
This recognition was given during Prime Minister Modi’s official visit to Greece.
Addressing a presser on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Greece visit today, Kwatra said, “The PM was conferred with ‘The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ – an award of the Greek Government. He is the first Foreign Head of the Government to receive this honour.”
Since 2014, Prime Minister Modi has been bestowed with numerous international awards, including The Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour by France; The ‘Order of the Nile’ from Egypt, it’s highest state honour; Papua New Guinea awarded him the Companion of the Order of Logohu, their highest civilian award; The title of Companion of the Order of Fiji; Ebakl Award by the Republic of Palau; Bhutan has honoured PM Modi with the highest civilian decoration, Order of the Druk Gyalpo; Legion of Merit by the US; King Hamad Order of the Renaissance from Bahrain, The Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddin from Maldives. (ANI)
