Bangkok, April 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Thai counterpart, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, agreed to strengthen the existing mechanisms of defence cooperation and promote further collaboration between the defence sectors of the two nations.

The two leaders held a meeting on Thursday and discussed various areas of bilateral cooperation including defence and security, trade and investment, connectivity, science and technology, innovation, space, education, health, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchanges. The two leaders also agreed to elevate the bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership.

India and Thailand also exchanged Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) across various sectors. The Strategic Partnership is based on mutua...