Modi also stressed on people-to-people ties between the two countries saying Costa's passion for football would help deepen bilateral ties.

An MoU on sports and youth affairs was among nine agreements signed between the two countries after Saturday's talks.

The other agreements signed are an India-Portugal space alliance, a protocol amending the double taxation avoidance agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, an MoU on Nano Technology, an MoU on Public Administration and governance reforms, an MoU on cultural cooperation, an MoU on biotechnology, and an MoU on a Portugal-India Business Hub.

Modi also said that both India and Portugal were determined to deepen the cooperation in the fight against terrorism and religious extremism.

Costa thanked the expatriate Indian community's contribution to Portugal's economy and society.

Earlier in the day, in a break from protocol, Modi was received at the airport here by Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva.

Following his official engagements, Modi visited a temple and interacted with the Indian community here before embarking for the US on the second leg of his three-nation tour.

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