New Delhi: PM Modi interacted with visiting Paraguay President, Santiago Pena, underlined new opportunities for bilateral cooperation in areas including digital technology, important minerals, energy, agriculture, healthcare and defense. Modi also expressed deep praise for the strong condemnation of the South American country’s Pahalgam terror attack, stating that the two countries united in the fight against terrorism.The PM said that there is immense possibility of fighting against shared challenges like cyber crime, organized crime and drug trafficking. “The two leaders unevenly condemned terrorism and violent extremism in all forms and expressions. On behalf of all the paragus, Pena expressed his deep solidarity with the victims and the families of the terrorist attack, “said P Kumaran, the MEA Secretary (East).On trade and economic relations, Modi said that India has a preference trade agreement with Mercosur and the two sides can work together to expand it. Mercosur is a South American trading block that originally includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, which are as member states.Modi said, “India and Paraguay are integral parts of the global south. Our expectations, aspirations and challenges are the same. And that is why we can learn to effectively deal with challenges from each other’s experiences,” we are happy that we are happy that India can support Paragues to share their vaccines during Kovid.,Both sides also welcomed the establishment of a joint commission system at the secretary level.
