Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters and Foreign Minister of Iceland Bjarni Benediktsson visited India to strengthen ties in trade, investment, and collaboration. India and EFTA countries signed a free trade pact committing to $100 billion investment creating a million jobs. Norway Minister for Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre emphasized respecting India's agricultural policies and promoting investments. Iceland's Foreign Minister discussed collaboration in geothermal energy and direct air connectivity with India. Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik also visited India for bilateral discussions.
Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik of Belarus arrived in Delhi this evening for a 3 day visit to India. @MEAIndia said there will be productive discussions on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest and furthering India-Belarus🇮🇳🇧🇾 partnership. https://t.co/0Xqw5aBp1F
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal tweets, "Welcome to India! Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik. Productive discussions on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest & furthering India- Belarus partnership lie ahead." https://t.co/mFkknTW0Wg
#WATCH | On direct air connectivity between Iceland and India, Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson says," The day will come when I will visit India by a direct flight." "We are building more infra to accommodate such film-making. This industry is growing in Iceland,… https://t.co/nEo1aDNkzr
#WATCH | On India-Iceland collaboration in the area of geothermal energy in Ladakh & Himachal, Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson says, "These are examples of collaboration which relies on expertise built over time in Iceland in geothermal projects. At the moment, it… https://t.co/fr1zfCrhoC
ET NOW Exclusive | EFTA, India strengthen economic cooperation "Norway has an investments of $25bn in India and we expect this to grow over the next years," says Jan Christian Vestre, Norway Trade & Industry Minister @EFTAsecretariat @joinsumit @NorwayMFA https://t.co/IAPeNJz4Cv
SCOOP CONFIRMED India and four European countries sign a free trade pact that could create 1 million jobs in the South Asian country over 15 years https://t.co/avRGqTa4tn via @economics @shruti838 @bbenrath @hugodmiller #Switzerland
#WATCH | Delhi: On why the $100 million number was chosen for investment, Norway Minister for Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre says, "The commitment on our side is to promote investments and job creation. We looked into the numbers over the last 20 years, we looked at the… https://t.co/VVed7cJ0BP
#WATCH | Delhi: On tariff cuts, Norway Minister for Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre says, "...We really respect the policies regulating the agriculture here in India, hence, we don't want to do anything that can challenge that policy...Now, we will reduce the tariffs on… https://t.co/lb8Unr6TJV
EAM @DrSJaishankar with FM @Bjarni_Ben of Iceland on India-EFTA meeting sidelines, they discussed new areas of collaboration, investment and trade. https://t.co/uHBEZuu4Nn
"Good meeting with FM @Bjarni_Ben of Iceland on India-EFTA meeting sidelines. Discussed new areas of collaboration, investment and trade," posts EAM S Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar). https://t.co/TWuqLSxFh4
#WATCH | Delhi: On partnership with India, Iceland Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson says, "...In the case of Iceland, we are a nation that exports fresh fish all around the world and is known for sustainable fisheries. We have a sustainable fisheries policy. Based on this… https://t.co/9m9ruE1jHm
"EFTA countries commit $100 bn investment creating around a million jobs," says Piyush Goyal, Commerce Minister @PiyushGoyal @EFTAsecretariat https://t.co/tanI2SjVQ1
EFTA commits USD 100 bn investment in India under free trade pact in next 15 years: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal
India, EFTA ink trade deal with investment promise of $100 billion https://t.co/RkgqaWwM1C via @moneycontrolcom
#WATCH | Union Minister Piyush Goyal chairs meeting on India-EFTA trade agreement. https://t.co/7nlXfvFrTf
#WATCH | Quoting PM Narendra Modi, Union Minister Piyush Goyal says, "... Despite structural diversities in many aspects, our economies possess complementarities that promise to be a win-win situation for all nations. With the opening up of enormous trading and investment… https://t.co/yYLVsk0xyn
Foreign Minister of #Iceland, Bjarni Benediktsson, arrived in the national capital today. Ministry of External Affairs (@MEAIndia), extended a warm welcome to the Icelandic Foreign Minister. https://t.co/1B7dh4mZk6
A warm welcome to FM @Bjarni_Ben of Iceland to India. His visit is set to further strengthen our ties, including in trade and investment. https://t.co/cdnPYJiahR
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of New Zealand @winstonpeters arrived in India. @MEAIndia said, India and New Zealand share warm and friendly relations based on commonalities of democratic traditions and shared values bolstered by strong people to people ties. (File… https://t.co/Ybp92Nv0yc