New Delhi, 17 September (H.S.): The 6th round of Foreign Office

Consultations (FOC) between India and Uruguay was held in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The Indian delegation was led by Jaideep Mazumdar, Secretary (East),

Ministry of External Affairs and the Uruguay delegation was led by Nicolas Albertoni, Vice Foreign Minister of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

The last round of consultations took place in March 2023 in New Delhi.

Both sides reviewed the progress in

bilateral relations and new areas of cooperation covering Trade and investment,

Information & Communication technology, Railways, Ayurveda and Yoga,

Development Cooperation, Health and Pharma, Agriculture and Consular issues.

⁠They reviewed cooperation in multilateral institutions and

also exchanged views on various regional and global issues of common interest.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

on Gainful Employment of Relatives of diplomats was concluded, signed by Dinesh Bhatia, Ambassador of India to Argentina & Uruguay and Nicolas

Albertoni, Uruguayan Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Both sides expressed satisfaction

with the progress in relations and agreed to explore new avenues of

cooperation. It was agreed to hold the next round of FOCs at a mutually

convenient date.

Mazumdar

also called on Foreign Minister of Uruguay Omar Paganini.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Nimish kumar