India and Greece agreed to enhance cooperation in several areas of mutual interest, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Thursday.
As part of the 13th Foreign Office Consultations between India and Greece, a comprehensive review of all aspects of bilateral relations between the two countries was conducted, according to the statement. The two delegations headed by Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Sanjay Verma and Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece Haris Lalacos held the consultations in Athens yesterday.
They discussed enhancing cooperation in a number of areas, including trade, defence, culture, people-to-people ties, and consular issues, including mobility. The delegations agreed to diversify trade into new areas as they appreciated the steady pace of the bilateral trade. “The two sides also exchanged views on regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest, including the Ukraine conflict, India’s Presidency of G20, cooperation in multilateral fora, UNSC reforms, and developments in their respective neighbourhoods,” the statement said.
The meeting is expected to give momentum to bilateral relations as both the sides underlined the importance of regular bilateral political exchanges in cementing ties between the two countries.
Source: Kuwait News Agency