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India and Costa Rica Seek Deeper Bilateral Cooperation
India and Costa Rica held several meetings about working more closely together.
Aakash Sharma represented India in the discussions.
The countries talked about cooperation in international organizations and other shared areas of interest.
India also discussed projects that could quickly help communities in Costa Rica.
Officials talked about India’s digital payments system, called the Unified Payments Interface.
They also reviewed scholarships that help Costa Rican professionals study or train in India.
The countries want more people to know about these opportunities.
Their relationship includes economic, scientific, cultural and international cooperation.
India and Costa Rica discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation and identifying new areas of collaboration.
Aakash Sharma met Costa Rican foreign-policy and finance officials during meetings in San Jose.
The sides discussed cooperation in multilateral forums and expressed interest in deeper engagement.
India explored implementing Quick Impact Projects and discussed its Unified Payments Interface with Costa Rica’s finance ministry.
Officials reviewed India’s scholarship opportunities and ways to increase awareness among Costa Rican professionals.
- Who
- India, represented by Charge d’Affaires Aakash Sharma, and officials from Costa Rica.
- What
- They discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation, including multilateral engagement, Quick Impact Projects, digital payments and scholarships.
- Where
- San Jose, Costa Rica, and Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Finance.
- When
- The meetings took place over several days; one scholarship meeting was held on Tuesday, but no date is specified.
- Why
- To review ongoing cooperation, identify shared interests and expand India-Costa Rica engagement.
Key facts
- Indian representative
- Aakash Sharma, India’s Charge d’Affaires to Costa Rica
- Costa Rican foreign-policy official
- Penaranda Zarate, Vice Minister of Bilateral Affairs and International Cooperation
- Economic cooperation
- The sides discussed possibilities for implementing Quick Impact Projects in Costa Rica.
- Digital payments
- India briefed Costa Rica on the 10-year milestone of the Unified Payments Interface.
- Scholarships
- Officials reviewed how professionals benefit from India’s scholarship offerings.
- Relationship status
- The Ministry of External Affairs describes India-Costa Rica relations as cordial and warm, with growing commercial engagement.
- Earlier milestone
- India’s first high-level visit to Costa Rica took place in March 2019, when India’s Vice-President visited San Jose.
Quotes
Indian Embassy in Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica
India's diplomatic mission accredited to Costa Rica
“Charge d’Affaires a.i. Shri Aakash Sharma met the Vice Minister of Finance, H.E. Mr. Víctor Julio Carvajal Porras. The discussions focused on: Possibilities for implementing Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) in Costa Rica. The 10-year milestone of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in India. Further, the Cd’A briefed the Vice Minister on important Cabinet decisions and recent Government of India initiatives.”
thehansindia.com
“The discussions covered ongoing cooperation across various multilateral fora, while also identifying areas of shared interest and convergence. Both sides expressed keen interest in further deepening India-Costa Rica engagement.”
thehansindia.com
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