EAM Jaishankar, Greek FM discuss bilateral and regional issues before UNGA meeting

External Affairs Minister EAM S Jaishankar on Saturday held a telephonic conversation with his Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis during which the two sides discussed current geopolitical developments and agreed to stay in touchFollowing the talks EAM took to X and posted ldquoAlways nice to speak with FM Giorgos Gerapetritis of Greece Discussed current developments and agreed to remain in touchrdquoThe conversation took place amid deepening bilateral cooperation between India and Greece across several sectorsFM George Gerapetritis held a telephone conversation today with Indias FM Dr S Jaishankar They discussed bilateral and regional issues FM Gerapetritis invited his counterpart to visit Greece and they agreed to meet in NYC on the sidelines of UNGA the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X after the callLast month Indias Ambassador to Greece Ravi Shankar met Lt Gen Demosthenes Grigoriadis Chief of Hellenic Air Force General Staff and discussed the ongoing initiatives of cooperation between the two Air ForcesAccording to the Indian Embassy in Greece Indiarsquos participation in INIOCHOS a major annual multinational air combat training exercise hosted by the Hellenic Air Force and Greecersquos participation in Tarang Shakti the Indian Air Forces IAF largest biennial multinational air combat exercise have fostered mutual understanding and partnershipsAmbassador Ravi Shankar met Lt Gen Mr Demosthenes Grigoriadis Chief of Hellenic Air Force General Staff He discussed the ongoing initiatives of cooperation between our two Air Forces Indiarsquos participation in INIOCHOS and Greecersquos in Tarang Shakti has fostered mutual understanding and partnerships the Embassy wrote on XIn June India and Greece reiterated their commitment to fight against crossborder terrorism during the Foreign Office Consultations held in New Delhildquo14th Round of IndiaGreece Foreign Office Consultations were held in New Delhi on 05 June 2026 cochaired by Ambassador Sibi George Secretary West and Ambassador Andreas Fryganas Director General for Political Affairsrdquo the Ministry of External Affairs MEA wrote on XAccording to MEA both sides reiterated their commitment to fight against crossborder terrorismldquoBoth sides reviewed the entire gamut of the bilateral relations with focus on political and defence relations trade and investment cultural and peopletopeople cooperation which will further strengthen the strategic partnership between India and Greecerdquo the MEA notedThey also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interestEarlier in February Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a meeting on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi also holding discussions on boosting connectivity especially through the IndiandashMiddle EastndashEurope Economic Corridor IMECAccording to the MEA during their meeting the two leaders reviewed various aspects of IndiaGreece strategic partnership especially in the field of trade and commerce defence and security tourism culture and collaboration in AI and other emerging technologiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever