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Jaishankar, who arrived here on Wednesday after a two-day visit to Russia, and his Polish counterpart Jacek Czaputowicz held talks in a warm atmosphere, drawing attention to the long lasting friendship of the two strong democracies.
The Indian delegation was led by T S Tirumurti, Secretary (Economic Relations) and the Ghanaian delegation was led by Charles Owiredu, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
Many important items will be made zero duty as part of the deal, with a commitment to reduce tariffs on many others, he said, addressing Indian investors at the PHD Chamber of Commerce.
It will all begin in Texas, with HOWDY MODI, which is being planned as the biggest meeting of Non-Resident Indians and People of Indian Origin (PIO) by the Prime Minister on September 22, a day after he lands in the United States.
Singh’s first destination will be Tokyo where he will hold extensive talks with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya besides meeting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, officials said. Form Tokyo, Singh will travel to South Korean capital Seoul on September 4 where he will hold talks with the country’s top military brass.
Modi made the pledge when he met Guterres in Biarritz, France, on Sunday on the sidelines of the G7 meeting, Guterres’s Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit, Luis Alfonso de Alba, said on Tuesday. Modi initiated the International Solar Alliance, which has 122 member countries and aims to promote the use of solar power.
Russia’s official Tass news agency quoted Lavrov as saying. “We agreed to step up multi-faceted cooperation in space, nuclear power and other high-tech areas,” he said, indicating Russia’s willingness to share high-end defence technology with India, which most other countries restrict.
The 1990 cadre IFS officer will replace Navdeep Singh Suri, who has been heading the Indian mission in the UAE since October 2016. “Pavan Kapoor, (Indian Foreign Service: 1990) has been appointed as the next Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates,” said Ministry of External Affairs in a statement.
This would be the first high-level contact between the two sides a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held bilateral talks in Paris and then met tagain in Biarritz during the G7 Summit.
The leaders from Saudi Arabia, Palestine, UAE, and Bahrain conferred their highest civilian honor on Prime Minister Modi which is unprecedented, to say the least.
