Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held talks with his latvian counterpart Maris Kucinskis. The two leaders agreed to improve trade and strengthen economic cooperation apart from enhancing their area of collaborations.
“Strengthening the bonds of friendship. PM @narendramodi met PM Maris Kucinskis of latvia, discussed wide range of bilateral issues,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted shortly after the meeting.
He quoted Modi as saying: “India and latvia have strong potential for cooperation in higher education, IT, food processing, fisheries and allied sectors.” Kucinskis also attended the World Food India event inaugurated by Modi.
Earlier, speaking at an industry function, Kucinskis said feasibility is going on for a multi cargo terminal to allow landing of bulk products from India at Riga, the Capital city of latvia. CR Chaudhary Minister of State for Commerce and Industry also attended the event. Both sides agreed that fostering trade and commerce between two nations at various levels including tourism, culture, information and best practices exchange should be a priority.
Kucinskis is on a five-day visit to India. On Friday he also called on President Ram Nath Kovind.