External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today held discussions with his Austrian counterpart Beate Meinl-Reisinger in New Delhi. Both Ministers held in depth conversation on various facets of India-Austria enhanced partnership including trade, investments, infrastructure, technology, education and culture. Dr Jaishankar said in a social media post that they spoke about new avenues in startups, space, skilling and mobility. They also exchanged views on global developments and their impacts, as well as multilateral cooperation.
In his opening remarks during meeting, Dr Jaishankar stated that India’s ties with the European Union have intensified and it looks forward to the entry into force of the Free Trade Agreement in the coming months. He said that in these complicated times, it is natural that India and Austria would discuss many of those issues. He said both nations will discuss how they can together contribute to international peace and security. The External Affairs Minister congratulated Austria on becoming a non permanent member on UN Security Council. He said India and Austria have a long history of cooperating in the UN frame work and New Delhi would like to continue that.
