External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar, who visited the Dominican Republic, yesterday held talks with Dominican Trade and Industry Minister Ito Bisono, and both agreed to take forward the business ties. The Dominican Trade Minister in a tweet said the two sides discussed opportunities in energy, pharma, agriculture, mining and IT in the Caribbean region. External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar also inaugurated Plaza Mahatma Gandhi in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and unveiled a statue of the Father of the Nation. Dr. S Jaishankar along with Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez planted a tree to commemorate the bilateral friendship. Earlier, he also called on President Luis Abinader and discussed the increasing bilateral contacts and economic and commercial ties.
EAM also held talks with his Dominican counterpart Roberto Alvarez and joined in the inauguration of the Indian Embassy in the Caribbean nation. In tweets, Dr. S Jaishankar said that he called on President Luis Abinader and conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During talks with his Dominican counterpart Roberto Alvarez, the two discussed the growing bilateral ties and agreed on enhanced exchanges to boost the close ties. On the inauguration of the Indian Embassy in Santo Domingo, at which he joined the nation’s Vice President Raquel Pena, he voiced confidence that the Resident Mission would mark a new phase of bilateral cooperation and help strengthen the ties. He also thanked the President of Senate Eduardo Estrella, FM Roberto Alvarez, Defense Minister Carlos Luciano, Education Minister Franklin García Fermín for joining the inauguration ceremony. He also spoke to the diplomatic corps and young minds of the diplomatic school of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dominican Republic on the bilateral ties.