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PTI Vice President Hamid Ansari today arrived here in Poland on the second leg of his two nation trip, during which he will hold talks with the country's top leadership on key issues including India's NSG membership. Ansari was received by Irena Lichnerowicz Augustyn, Director of diplomatic protocol at the Warsaw Airport and given ceremonial welcome. Over the next two days, he will meet the Polish President and the Prime Minister, who will host a banquet in the Vice President's honour. He will also meet the speaker of the Senate. Ansari will inaugurate a business seminar. He will deliver a lecture at the University of Warsaw and inaugurate the Indian Embassy Chancery cum Residential Complex. "This is ...

The Dollar Business Bureau India and Armenia on Tuesday signed three agreements to strengthen bilateral cooperation, after Vice President of India Hamid Ansari held discussions with the Armenian leadership including Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, President Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian. Both sides also stressed that terrorism is a major concern for the world and there cannot be double standard on this issue.  During the discussions, Ansari emphasised that there is nothing like good or bad terrorism. Both sides acknowledged that international community has to speak in one voice against the terrorism and there cannot be double speak on this menace. Armenia stated that how it had provided voluntary support for India at international forums that also include the United Nations (UN).  Briefing ...

The Dollar Business Bureau  India and its neighbour Nepal will further strengthen cooperation in some key areas such as investments, trade, security and energy, the Ministry of External Affairs of India said. The two countries had discussions on various issues during the Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari ongoing visit to India. The Nepalese President is on a visit from April 17-21 to India and held meetings with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley. The two sides noted that India-Nepal ties derive their strength from their shared history, common ethos of culture, and long intense and close people-to-people contact supported by the open borders, MEA said in ...

The Dollar Business Bureau On February 20 2017, Vice President Hamid Ansari launched India-Rwanda innovation growth programme to enhance opportunities between the two countries. The programme focuses on areas such as science, technology and innovation. The meeting was organised by the Private Sector Federation of Rwanda, Rwanda Development board, and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). Prime Minister of Rwanda Anastase attended the meeting. India’s Vice President discussed this initiative at a convention centre in Kigali with business leaders and, professionals from India and Africa. He said that India is ready to work with partners in Rwanda and other parts of Africa. Vice President said that after a pilot study of this initiative, there are plans to initiate in seven ...

The Dollar Business Bureau Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday underscored India-Africa ties as "very strong" and said this relationship must be reiterated and renewed but not taken for granted.  On his five-day visit to the African countries Rwanda and Uganda, the Vice President told reporters that the agenda of his tour was in line with the Indian government’s vision to bolster the country's overall engagement with Africa.   India is expected to sign a few MoUs with its African counterparts, although the Indian government had made no confirmation in this regard.  "India's ties with the African continent have always been very strong but friendship is something that needs to be reiterated and renewed. It's a plant that needs to be watered, and no friendship ...

Deepak Kumar Calling for greater coordination among the member nations, Vice President Hamid Ansari proposed certain key agendas to overcome common challenges faced by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries, while also highlighting the potential sectors of further collaborations. “Our economies represent the most dynamic emerging economies in the word. Our economies have scale and our decisions have an impact on global markets. Not only have we made strides as manufacturing and services countries, but we are now developing into significant end markets. We have the intellectual capital and resolve to shape a more equitable global trading world,” Ansari said at the Inauguraal edition of the BRICS Business Forum. Expressing satisfaction at the current level of trade and the ...

PTI Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi will undertake a landmark visit to India from September 1 during which he will hold talks with the top Indian leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on key issues like terrorism and deepening economic engagement. Announcing the three-day visit today, the Ministry of External Affairs said Sisi will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising of Ministers, Officials and business leaders. Sisi will also discuss ways to give fresh momentum to the already strong partnership between the two countries. During the visit, which comes at the invitation of President Pranab Mukherjee, Sisi will meet Prime Minister Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari and a host of other leaders. President Sisi's visit will be a landmark and it will give further ...

Source: PTI Seeking to inject fresh momentum in bilateral ties, Vice President Hamid Ansari met Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid and discussed a range of issues of mutual and regional interests. Two agreements - one on traditional handicraft promotion and other on IT and Digital economy - were signed after Ansari and Essid held one-on-one talks which was followed by the delegation-level talks between the two sides. India will train 350 Tunisian students in next five years and the two sides will promote each other's traditional handicraft as per the agreements.  Earlier, Ansari, accompanied by his wife Salma, arrived today in Tunisia from Morocco on the final leg of his two- nation trip. He was received at the airport by Essid. The Vice President will ...