NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the go to of Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to India mirrored the strengthening of the strategic partnership between the 2 international locations. He acknowledged that the rising cooperation within the defence and safety sectors displays deep mutual belief between the 2 nations.
In a joint press assertion after holding bilateral and delegation degree talks right here along with his Greek counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that each international locations have agreed to take their bilateral commerce to 2 occasions by the 12 months 2030. PM Modi stated, “I’m completely happy to welcome PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his delegation to India. After my go to to Greece final 12 months, his go to to India is a logo of the strengthening strategic partnership between the 2 international locations. The go to of the Greek PM to India after 16 years is a historic event.”
Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Union Minister of State for Exterior Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi, Nationwide Safety Advisor Ajit Doval and International Secretary Vinay Kwatra have been amongst others who have been current within the delegation degree talks. Teming his discussions with Kyriakos Mitsotakis “significant and helpful”, PM Modi stated that the 2 nations are quickly heading in direction of doubling bilateral commerce by 2030. He expressed happiness that India and Greece are taking steps to implement the agreements reached on this space in 2023.
PM Modi stated new alternatives have been explored throughout his assembly starting from agriculture, pharma, medical gadgets, applied sciences, innovation, talent growth, and area. PM Modi stated, “Our discussions right this moment have been very significant and helpful. It’s a matter of happiness that we’re quickly heading in direction of doubling bilateral commerce by 2030. We recognized a number of new alternatives to provide new power and route to our cooperation. There are various prospects for nearer cooperation between the 2 international locations within the discipline of agriculture.”
He added, “And I’m happy that either side are taking steps to implement the agreements reached on this space final 12 months. We emphasised on growing cooperation in lots of areas like pharma, medical gadgets, expertise, innovation, talent growth, and area.” He stated delivery and connectivity are the best precedence areas and mentioned growing cooperation in these areas with the Greek PM. PM Modi famous that India and Greece have widespread considerations and priorities within the combat towards terrorism.
PM Modi stated, “We additionally mentioned connecting the start-ups of each international locations. Transport and connectivity are matters of excessive precedence for each the international locations. We additionally mentioned growing cooperation in these areas.” Saying the formation of a Working Group between India and Greece for defence and safety, he stated, “The rising cooperation in defence and safety displays our deep mutual belief. With the formation of a Working Group on this space, we can improve mutual coordination on widespread challenges like defence, cyber safety, counter-terrorism, and maritime safety.”
He stated, “New alternatives for co-production and co-development are being created in defence manufacturing in India, which might be useful for each the international locations. We’ve got agreed to attach the defence industries of each the international locations. India and Greece have widespread considerations and priorities within the combat towards terrorism. We mentioned intimately learn how to additional strengthen our cooperation on this space.”
He famous that India and Greece have an extended historical past of deep cultural and people-to-people ties. PM Modi acknowledged that individuals of each nations have been exchanging commerce and cultural ties in addition to concepts. He stated, “As two historical and nice civilizations, India and Greece have an extended historical past of deep cultural and people-to-people ties. For nearly two and a half thousand years, individuals of each the international locations have been exchanging commerce and cultural relations in addition to concepts.”
“Right this moment we recognized a number of new initiatives to provide a contemporary type to those relations. We mentioned concluding the Migration and Mobility Partnership Settlement between the 2 international locations as quickly as potential. This may additional strengthen our people-to-people relations,” PM Modi stated. That is the primary bilateral Head of State or Authorities degree go to from Greece to India after 15 years. The final Prime Ministerial go to from Greece to India came about in 2008.
