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New Delhi: India and Belarus on Tuesday signed 10 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in areas like Oil and Gas, Youth Affairs and Sports, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, Agricultural Research and Education and Culture.
The pacts were signed after delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Belarus President Aleksander Grigoryevich Lukashenko at the Hyderabad House here.
In a joint press statement with the visiting President, Modi said he and Lukashenko reviewed the architecture of India-Belarus partnership and exchanged ideas to expand it.
The Prime minister said India will encourage joint development and manufacturing with Belarus in Defence sector under its Make in India programme. He said there are immense possibilities in pharma, oil and heavy industries sectors.
He said the tow countries have agreed to scale up their partnership and diversify economic linkage with focus on natural complementaries between the two.
“We will encourage joint development and manufacturing in defence sector under the ‘Make in India’ programme,” Modi said.
Earlier this morning, the visiting dignitary was given a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
President Kovind and PM @narendramodi at the ceremonial welcome for President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus. pic.twitter.com/fMKgqVjjOJ
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 12, 2017
The two leaders also released a commemorative postage stamp to mark the 25th anniversary of India-Belarus diplomatic relationships.