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India, Visegrad Group Deepen Cooperation at Historic First Meeting
India met with four Central European countries known as the Visegrad Group.
The meeting took place in New York during the United Nations General Assembly.
It was the first meeting in the V4+India format.
The countries agreed to work more closely on politics, business and defence.
They plan to meet every year and create an Annual Business Forum.
They also want more cooperation in technology, education, research, space and culture.
The ministers talked about helping people and countries connect more easily.
They discussed world problems, including the Ukraine conflict and developments in the Gulf.
S Jaishankar called the meeting historic and productive.
India and the Visegrad Group held their first foreign ministers’ meeting in New York.
The countries agreed to strengthen political, economic and defence cooperation.
They plan annual foreign ministers’ meetings and an Annual Business Forum.
Discussions covered technology, innovation, research, education, space, connectivity and cultural ties.
The ministers also discussed the Ukraine conflict, Gulf developments and support for multilateralism.
- Who
- India and the foreign ministers of the Visegrad Group: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
- What
- The countries held their first V4+India foreign ministers’ meeting and agreed to deepen cooperation.
- Where
- New York, on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- When
- Monday, September 22; the year is not specified in the articles.
- Why
- To strengthen political, economic, defence, economic, technological, educational, cultural and people-to-people cooperation.
Key facts
- Participants
- India and the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
- Meeting format
- V4+India
- Location
- New York
- Political cooperation
- Annual meetings of the five foreign ministers
- Economic cooperation
- An Annual Business Forum
- Additional cooperation areas
- Technology, innovation, research, education, defence, space, connectivity, culture and people-to-people relations
- Global issues discussed
- The Ukraine conflict, Gulf developments and multilateralism
Quotes
S. Jaishankar
India’s External Affairs Minister
“These are countries with a very strong, very distinctive capability. These are industrial economies, economies with great innovation and technology talent, and I think how the V4 come together is for them to decide. But we certainly welcome the opportunity to work with the V4 together.”
theprint.in
“It was a very, very productive meeting. What we agreed was that since India's relationship with the European Union itself is deepening, with the V4 we would take some special initiatives to create an annual business forum.”
deccanchronicle.com
theprint.in
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