The prime ministers of India and Greece have pledged to spice up their international locations’ commerce, enterprise and protection ties throughout a go to to Athens by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to the press after a gathering along with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Modi’s go to to Athens is particularly important for Greek international coverage as it’s the first official go to by an Indian prime minister to Greece in 40 years.
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ATHENS, Greece — The prime ministers of India and Greece pledged to spice up their international locations’ commerce, enterprise and protection ties Friday throughout a go to to Athens by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi’s go to is the primary to Greece by an Indian prime minister in 40 years since Indira Gandhi visited the nation in September 1983.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated the 2 international locations loved relations stretching again to antiquity.
“Based mostly on these robust foundations of our long-term relations, we have now the good pleasure of upgrading our cooperation now to a strategic relationship,” Mitsotakis stated in a joint televised assertion distributed by Greece’s state broadcaster.
Reporters weren’t permitted to attend, and no questions had been taken.
Modi stated the 2 determined to bolster bilateral relations within the protection and safety sectors, in addition to in infrastructure, agriculture, schooling and expertise.
“Within the sector of protection and safety, we agreed to bolster our navy ties and our protection industries,” Modi stated, in accordance with a Greek translation of his feedback.
The 2 international locations may also goal to double bilateral commerce by 2030, Modi stated. Industrial commerce between India and Greece stood at 1.32 billion euros in 2022, Mitsotakis stated in an article for the Occasions of India launched by his workplace Friday.
Modi stated the 2 international locations signed an settlement Friday relating to agricultural manufacturing that may also permit for cooperation in analysis, animal rearing and animal merchandise.
India and Greece additionally wish to facilitate expert migration, “so we determined that an settlement might be signed quickly on mobility and migration,” Modi stated.
The 2 additionally mentioned “the good significance” of creating direct flights between Greece and India, Mitsotakis stated, noting “nice alternatives” within the sectors of tourism in addition to financial cooperation within the pharmaceutical and expertise sectors.