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the National Space Council, and senior officials
from the Department of State, the Department of
Commerce, the Department of Defense, and the
National Security Council. On the Indian side, the
Ambassador of India to the United States, the
Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of
India, the Chairman of the Indian Space Research
Organization, the Secretary of the Department
of Telecommunications, the Scientific Advisor to
the Defense Minister, the Director General of the
Defence Research and Development Organization,
and senior officials from the Ministry of Electron-
ics and Information Technology and the National
Security Council Secretariat participated. The two
sides discussed opportunities for greater cooper-
ation in critical and emerging technologies, co-de-
velopment and coproduction, and ways to deepen
connectivity across our innovation ecosystems. They
noted the value of establishing “innovation bridges”
in key sectors, including through expos, hackathons,
and pitch sessions. They also identified biotechnol-
ogy, advanced materials, and rare earth processing
technology as areas for future cooperation.
The United States and India underlined their com-
Australian exports”. The two ministers agreed to ter, accompanied by the Greek delegation, was banking system”, said the Prime Minister.
have an in-person meeting in China, although received by Director Toshiaki Higashihara (Pres- Kyriakos Mitsotakis also highlighted the role that
they did not set a specific date. ident and CEO of Hitachi) and addressed the Greece can play in the new energy architecture
The tariffs and the de facto embargo from the members of Keidanren. being developed in Europe. On the one hand,
suspension of the country’s coal exports to “This is the first visit of a Greek Prime Minister to through the development of infrastructures that
China have cost Australia more than A$5 billion. Japan since 2005. But the main purpose of my upgrade the country’s role as an energy transport
Nevertheless, Beijing has given the green light visit to Japan and the main purpose of the meet- hub and make it a provider of energy security in the
to four companies to resume imports of Austra- ings we will be having over the next two days is to wider region, and on the other hand, through its
lian coal while six bulk carriers have unloaded or make the point that we have been able to over- own hydrocarbon explorations. At the same time,
are scheduled to unload in China. come the crisis and that the Greek economy is he stressed that Greece is investing in the further
Farrell stressed that his conversation with his now on a dynamic path and a high-growth trajec- penetration of renewables in its energy mix.
Chinese counterpart signals “an important new tory,” stressed Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his speech.
phase in the stabilisation of Australia’s relations Mr Mitsotakis attributed the rise of foreign direct UNITED STATES AND INDIA ELEVATE
with China”. investments in the country to the positive per- STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP UNDER THE
formance and the prospects of the Greek econ- ICET INITIATIVE
JAPAN AND GREECE TO UPGRADE omy: “And what we saw as a result of all these In May 2022, President Biden and Prime Minister
BILATERAL RELATIONS important changes was a significant increase in Modi announced a U.S.-India initiative on Critical
In late January, the Greek Prime Minister Kyria- foreign direct investment in the country. We had and Emerging Technology (iCET) to elevate and
kos Mitsotakis met with his Japanese counterpart a record year in 2021. We had a record year in expand the strategic technology partnership and
Fumio Kishida at the Prime Minister’s Official Res- 2022. Microsoft, Google, and Amazon have com- defence industrial cooperation between the gov-
idence in Tokyo. The two leaders signed a Joint mitted significant capital to Greece to build data ernments, businesses, and academic institutions of
Declaration of Strategic Cooperation between centres. They’re also looking at investing in our the two countries.
Greece and Japan, which upgrades bilateral rela- technology ecosystem”. The United States and India affirm that the ways
tions to a strategic level and enhances coopera- The Prime Minister urged Japanese businesses in which technology is designed, developed, gov-
tion between the two countries in areas of mutual to invest in Greece, explaining the reasons why erned, and implemented should be shaped by their
interest. After their private meeting, a meeting they should do so. shared democratic values and respect for universal
was held in the presence of the two delegations, “Consider Greece an investment destination to human rights.
followed by a formal dinner. the extent that you’re interested in investing in At the end of January, the two National Security
Kyriakos Mitsotakis also discussed the positive our part of the world. I think it is a combination Advisors led the inaugural meeting of the iCET in
prospects of the Greek economy and the reasons of three things: a prudent fiscal policy which cut Washington. They were joined on the US side by
for investing in it with executives of Keidanren, taxes, but without endangering the fiscal disci- the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Japan’s national business and industrial asso- pline of the country, significant reforms on all Space Administration, the Director of the National
ciations body, in Tokyo. The Greek Prime Minis- fronts, and the fact that we’ve cleaned up our Science Foundation, the Executive Secretary of

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