India- Greece Relations

26 Aug 2023

Context: In the first Prime Ministerial visit to Greece after 40 years, India and Greece have decided to elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership.Major Decisions:

  • Elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership:
    • By expanding cooperation in the fields of defence and security, infrastructure, agriculture, education, new and emerging technology, and skill development.
    • Both sides are united in the goal of maintaining maritime security and the need for adherence to the Convention on the Law of the Sea.
  • Promised to Double Bilateral Trade by 2030:  
    • The two decided to expand cooperation in areas of infrastructure, agriculture, education and new and emerging technologies.
  • The discussions covered digital payments, shipping, pharma, tourism, culture, education and people to people ties.
  • Both sides agreed to firm up a migration and mobility pact soon.International Challenges: Both sides are ready to walk side by side to deal with various challenges, especially in a period of international turmoil.
    • Stand on Ukraine: Both support diplomacy and dialogue to resolve the Ukraine crisis .
    • They also deliberated on regional and multilateral issues and called for respect of international law, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
  • The two sides also discussed mutual cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism and cyber security.
  • An agreement on agricultural cooperation was also inked following the talks.

News Source: The Indian Express

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