PM Modi holds talks with Venezuela’s Acting President on strengthening ties
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received a telephone call from the Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez, during which the two leaders agreed to deepen and expand bilateral cooperation across a wide range of areas.
Posting on X after the call, Mr Modi said: “Spoke with the Acting President of Venezuela, Ms Delcy Rodríguez. We agreed to further deepen and expand our bilateral partnership in all areas, with a shared vision of taking India-Venezuela relations to new heights in the years ahead.”
The Prime Minister’s Office said the leaders discussed ways to broaden cooperation in trade and investment, energy, digital technology, health, agriculture and people-to-people ties. They also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest and underlined the importance of closer cooperation for the Global South. “The two leaders agreed to remain in touch,” the PMO said.
The Ministry of External Affairs noted that India and Venezuela have long enjoyed cordial relations, sharing similar views on major international, political and economic matters. The two countries marked the 64th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2023, and resident embassies have operated in Caracas and New Delhi for more than four decades, the MEA added.
Venezuelan experts are sent to India every year under ITEC programme. ICCR has approved 4 scholarships for Venezuela starting from academic year 2017. There are around 50 NRIs and 30 PIOs in Venezuela.
With IANS inputs
