ENA Global 2026-02-10 16:00:12 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Feb 10 (KNN)</strong> Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence of the Hellenic Republic Nikolaos-Georgios Dendias on February 9 and reaffirmed the India Greece Strategic Partnership.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">During the meeting held in New Delhi, the two countries agreed to enhance cooperation between their indigenous defence industries by aligning Indias Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative with Greeces defence reforms under its Agenda 2030. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">A Joint Declaration of Intent was signed to strengthen defence industrial collaboration, envisaged as the foundation for developing a five-year roadmap in this area.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The Defence Ministers also reviewed regional and global security issues and noted the steady expansion of bilateral defence and strategic engagement. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">A Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan for 2026 was exchanged, outlining the framework for military-to-military engagements between the armed forces of the two countries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Maritime cooperation featured prominently in the discussions, reflecting the shared outlook of the two historically maritime nations. In this context, Greece announced the decision to position a Greek International Liaison Officer at the Information Fusion Centre Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) in Gurugram.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Earlier, the Greek Defence Minister laid a wreath at the National War Memorial to pay tribute to fallen soldiers and inspected a tri-service guard of honour at the Manekshaw Centre. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">During his visit, the Hellenic delegation also toured defence and industrial facilities in Bengaluru and interacted with defence public sector undertakings, industry representatives and start-ups in New Delhi.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The visit was described as reaffirming the strategic partnership between India and the Hellenic Republic, underpinned by longstanding and close ties between the two countries and their peoples.</span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size:14px">(KNN Bureau)</span></strong></em><br /> </p> 45093 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/global/india-greece-sign-declaration-to-boost-defence-industry-cooperation 2026-02-10 16:00:12 knnindia.co.in