India-Kenya conducts round 2 of foreign office consultations, reviews bilateral ties
Date
4/12/2022 6:08:37 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
In a key development, India and Kenya held the second round of
Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) and reviewed the bilateral
relations in areas including politics and finance, a press
statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said.
The Consultations were led on the Indian side by Puneet R
Kundal, JS (E&SA) and on the Kenyan side by Paul Ndung'u,
Director (Asia, Australasia and Pacific Directorate), the Ministry
of External Affairs Ministry said in its statement. The discussions
held as part of the bilateral dialogue included the areas of
politics, finance, culture, defence, people to people, trade &
investment and other issues of common interest, noted the
statement.
As per the statement, both sides agreed on bolstered cooperation
in emerging sectors such as health, tourism, space, blue economy,
new and renewable energy, agro-processing, traditional medicine and
vaccine production among others. Both the countries, after
welcoming the discussions at the joint trade level in October 2021
also hoped it will lead to a boost to the growing trade and
investment relations between India and Kenya.
Among other points of discussion, regional and global issues
were also covered. Both the nations committed to collaborating in
the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). On the international
front, India and Kenya deliberated on various aspects pertaining to
East African Community (EAC), Common Market for Eastern & Southern
Africa (COMESA) and African Continental Free Trade Area
(AfCFTA).
While emphasizing the requirement for constant exchanges at the
political level in order to achieve growth in bilateral relations
in all areas, both the nations also agreed to speed up the closure
of various MoUs and also explore novel areas of cooperation. Kenya
congratulated India on celebrating 75 years of Independence, while
India also expressed support for Kenya's 60th year of Independence
in 2023.
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