NEW DELHI, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump exchanged New Year greetings over telephone, an official statement issued by India's external affairs ministry said Tuesday.

During their telephonic conversation on Monday evening, both leaders expressed satisfaction at the progress in India-U.S. strategic partnership over the last year.

They appreciated the developments such as the launch of the new "2+2 Dialogue" mechanism and the first-ever "Trilateral Summit" of India, the U.S. and Japan.

The two leaders took positive note of growing bilateral cooperation in defence, counter-terrorism and energy and coordination on regional and global issues. They agreed to continue to work together for further strengthening India-U.S. bilateral relations in 2019, added the official statement.