Madrid: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Spanish President Mariano Rajoy in Madrid today and stressed the need to boost bilateral relations and cooperation in the areas of counterterrorism that has affected the two nations.
India and Spain signed seven wide-ranging agreements in the areas of renewable energy, cyber-security, civil aviation among others. PM Modi also credited Mr Rajoy for ushering in economic reforms in Spain.
Mr Modi, who is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Spain in nearly three decades, met Mr Rajoy at his official residence Moncloa Palace. He also met Spanish King Felipe VI earlier during the day.
"India is committed to take relations with Spain to a new level," he had said.
PM Modi is also expected to interact with Spanish business leaders and invite them to invest in India. There are around 200 Spanish companies operating in India. Spain is India's seventh-largest trading partner in the European Union.
(with inputs from IANS and PTI)
India and Spain signed seven wide-ranging agreements in the areas of renewable energy, cyber-security, civil aviation among others. PM Modi also credited Mr Rajoy for ushering in economic reforms in Spain.
Mr Modi, who is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Spain in nearly three decades, met Mr Rajoy at his official residence Moncloa Palace. He also met Spanish King Felipe VI earlier during the day.
"India is committed to take relations with Spain to a new level," he had said.
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PM Modi is also expected to interact with Spanish business leaders and invite them to invest in India. There are around 200 Spanish companies operating in India. Spain is India's seventh-largest trading partner in the European Union.
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(with inputs from IANS and PTI)
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