New Delhi, 6 July: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi today met with the President of Argentina, Javier Milei where the
two leaders held extensive discussions and reviewed the entire gamut of
bilateral relations. Both the leaders called for enhancing cooperation in different
fields including critical minerals, oil & gas, defence, nuclear energy,
agriculture, science & technology.
Besides, they also called for
cooperation in the use of drones in agriculture, fisheries & monitoring of
power transmission lines, ICT, Digital Public Infrastructure, UPI, space,
railways, pharma, sports and people-to-people ties.
Further the two leaders agreed to
continue working closely to strengthen the strategic partnership. They called
for giving greater voice to the concerns of the Global South.
The two leaders took stock of the
ongoing economic collaboration. During the meet the Prime Minister noted that
while bilateral trade was on a stable trajectory, the two sides needed to work
on the diversification of the trade basket to harness the full potential of
commercial engagement. In this context, they also discussed expansion of
India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement.
Prime Minister thanked President
Milei for the strong condemnation of the barbaric terrorist attack in Pahalgam
and appreciated Argentina’s solidarity for India in its fight against
terrorism. The two leaders agreed that terrorism poses a grave threat to
humanity and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen the global fight against
the menace.
PM Modi visit to Argentina assumes
significance as it happens to be the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime
Minister to Argentina after a gap of 57 years. This is a seminal year for
India-Argentina ties as the two countries celebrate 75 years of the establishment
of diplomatic ties. Prime Minister, prior to concluding his visit, paid floral
tribute at the busts of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore in Buenos Aires.
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