Updated On: 26 August, 2023 08:14 AM IST | Athens | Agencies
Both sides also focused on enhancing cooperation to combat terrorism. In the area of defence and security, both agreed on strengthening defence industrial cooperation apart from military ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Pic/AP
India and Greece on Friday elevated their ties to the level of strategic partnership with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis resolving to give a new momentum to the relationship, especially in areas of defence and security, trade and emerging technologies.
Modi said both sides also set a target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030 and decided to firm up a migration and mobility partnership pact soon to facilitate skilled migration between the two countries. “Prime Minister Mitsotakis and I decided to take India-Greece relations to the level of strategic partnership,” Modi said after his talks with his Greek counterpart.