New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra attended a meeting in Paris on cooperation among India, France and the UAE in areas of defence, energy and environment under a trilateral framework.
Kwatra is on a visit to France from February 5 to 7.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said he participated in the ‘Focal Points’ meeting of the India-France-UAE trilateral dialogue, launched in September last year by the foreign ministers of the three countries.
The three countries on February 4 unveiled an ambitious roadmap for cooperation in a plethora of areas, including defence, energy and technology, under the trilateral framework.
The roadmap was finalised during a phone conversation among External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, his French counterpart Catherine Colonna and UAE’s Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. A joint statement was issued following the telephonic talks.
The MEA said as a follow up to the roadmap adopted by the foreign ministers, there was discussion on practical steps to take forward cooperation in areas of defence, energy and environment, innovation and people-to-people exchanges.
“They agreed to remain in touch and regularly review progress on the trilateral roadmap,” it said in a statement. PTI MPB ANB ANB
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