India and Uruguay Hold Foreign Office Consultations

Key Points

• 1The sixth round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Uruguay was held in Montevideo, Uruguay.
• 2Both sides reviewed the progress in bilateral relations.
• 3New areas of cooperation include Trade and investment, Information and Communication Technology, Railways, Ayurveda and Yoga, Development Cooperation, Health and Pharma, and Agriculture and Consular issues.
• 4They reviewed cooperation in multilateral institutions.
• 5They exchanged views on various regional and global issues of common interest.
• 6The Indian delegation was led by Secretary (East) Jaideep Mazumdar.
• 7A Memorandum of Understanding on Gainful Employment of Relatives of Diplomats was concluded.