India and Israel announced they have established a “special strategic partnership” on Thursday following the signing of 16 new agreements, per a joint statement from the two nations.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the Israeli Prime Minister in Israel this week. Representatives from both countries held working meetings during the week to discuss agreements covering security, agriculture, water, development and labor.

“This is an amazing visit—an amazing conclusion to an amazing visit,” Netanyahu said alongside Modi. “It was short, but extraordinarily productive and also deeply moving.”

“The future belongs to and Israel and India are focused on innovation. We are proud ancient civilizations, very proud of our past, but also completely determined to seize our future and we can do it better together,” he added.

The two countries ultimately signed 16 agreements spanning areas including artificial intelligence, cultural exchange, agriculture and energy, with Netanyahu noting they are still working on a more “concrete” agreement.

“This friendship is built on a deep foundation of democratic and human values,” Modi said, as translated by Israel’s . “Our ties have stood the test of time. Today we made a historic decision to elevate our longstanding partnership to a special strategic partnership, symbolizing the aspirations of our two peoples.”

The upgraded relationship comes as the U.S. and Israel have escalated tensions with Iran. The U.S. has carried out a massive military buildup in the region, and Netanyahu discussed Iran with President during a White House visit earlier this month.

Trump said Wednesday he wants to resolve tensions with Iran through diplomacy, but also accused Tehran of expanding its missile capabilities.

“They’ve already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our overseas bases,” he said. “And they’re working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America.”

“My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy,” Trump added. “They want to make a deal. But we haven’t heard those secret words: we will never have a .”

“But one thing is certain, I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror… to have a nuclear weapon. Can’t let that happen.”

Efrat Lachter contributed to this report.