Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: India and Belarus held eighth round of Foreign Office Consultations in Minsk, discussing the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including political, economic, cultural, tourism, education and consular matters. According to a statement released by Belarus’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both sides discussed several issues related to bilateral relations, including the development of political dialogue, increasing mutual trade and manufacturing cooperation, expanding the legal framework, bilateral interaction within international organisations, cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and BRICS, besides promoting the establishment of direct bilateral contacts in humanitarian areas.
“The parties noted the significant intensification of bilateral contacts amid the current geopolitical turbulence in the world, which confirms the high level of mutual trust and support between the parties, and also provides a basis for further intensification and expansion of bilateral ties,” read a statement issued by the Belarus Ministry of Foreign Affairs. India and Belarus noted that the existing potential for bilateral cooperation is not fully realised and that there are several areas of mutual interest. During the meeting, the officials of two nations discussed number of pressing issues on the regional and global agendas.
For the meeting, the Indian side was led by Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs, Sibi George while the Belarusian side was led by the Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny Shestakov.
