India, Uzbekistan sign 17 agreements for cooperation in security, tourism, health sectors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held delegation-level talks and agreed to collaborate with each other across sectors.

• By: PTI
• New Delhi | October 1, 2018 03:31 PM IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Hugging of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during the Ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday-Express Photo/Praveen Jain

India and Uzbekistan inked 17 agreements on Monday, including for visa-free travel for diplomatic passport holders and cooperation in the fields of tourism, national security, training of diplomats and trafficking.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held delegation-level talks and agreed to collaborate with each other across sectors.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets President Ramnath Kovind on his birth day during the Ceremonial reception of Uzbekistan President at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday-Express Photo/Praveen Jain

The agreements signed between the two countries included collaboration on military education, agriculture and allied sectors, cooperation on science and technology and in the field of health and medical science.

An MoU was also signed on cooperation in the pharma sector. The two countries have also agreed to cooperate in combating trafficking and illicit narcotic drugs.

Nirmala Sittaraman during the Ceremonial reception of Uzbekistan President at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday-Express Photo/Praveen Jain

The two countries will also cooperate in exploring the outer space for peaceful purposes. Business relationships between the two countries will be promoted through the India-Uzbekistan Business Council, for which an agreement was signed.

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