MoS Muraleedharan to attend Dakar Forum in Senegal subsequent week

By ANI

NEW DELHI: Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan will go on an official go to to the Republic of Senegal from October 24-25 to take part within the eighth version of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security.

During the go to, MoS will deal with the eighth version of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security. Being held yearly since 2014, the Dakar Forum has change into a key occasion for decision-makers concerned in Africa. This is the primary time that India is taking part within the Forum at a Ministerial stage, in response to the assertion launched by the Ministry of External Affairs.

The participation of MoS within the Dakar Forum underscores the significance that India attaches to the peace, safety and developmental points regarding Africa. The go to can be according to India’s coverage to accentuate and deepen its engagement with Africa.

India and Senegal get pleasure from heat and pleasant relations, sharing frequent values of democracy and secularism, with robust financial engagement and improvement cooperation. Diplomatic relations between the 2 international locations have been established on the Ambassadorial stage in 1962, with a resident Indian Mission in Dakar.

As per DGCIS, Government of India, statistics, Indian exports to Senegal in 2018-19 touched $ 639 mn and imports from Senegal USD 658 million.

As to the bilateral commerce basket, main objects of export from India embody textiles, meals objects, cars and prescribed drugs. Major objects of import from Senegal are phosphoric acid and uncooked cashew.

India’s funding is principally in development, tourism, retail, buying and selling, phosphates, prescribed drugs and many others. The largest funding from India in Senegal is within the Industries Chimique du Senegal (ICS). ICS is the flagship firm in Senegal which is within the enterprise of producing phosphoric acid from the rock phosphate obtainable in a lot in Senegal. Indian firms viz. Tata Group (Tata Motors, Tata Unitech), Ashok Leyland, Kirloskar Bros, Ajanta Pharma, Sun Pharma, ShapoorjiPallonji, Kalpataru Power Transmission, KEC Ltd., Promac, SenegIndia and many others are current in Senegal.

In order to extend consciousness about enterprise alternatives between India and Senegal and to tell in regards to the alternatives obtainable underneath our LoCs, this mission has organized 4 enterprise occasions in Senegal (two in Dakar, one in Kaolack and one in Kedougou) since January 2018. The embassy of India additionally put up a KVIC Stall within the twenty seventh version of the annual commerce occasion Dakar International Trade Fair (FIDAK) from November 29, 2018, to December 16, 2018.

Recently, former Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu additionally made his go to to Senegal throughout his three-nation go to. During his go to to Senegal, Naidu signed three MoUs with the West African nation to additional deepen bilateral partnership in varied areas. 

NEW DELHI: Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan will go on an official go to to the Republic of Senegal from October 24-25 to take part within the eighth version of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security.

During the go to, MoS will deal with the eighth version of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security. Being held yearly since 2014, the Dakar Forum has change into a key occasion for decision-makers concerned in Africa. This is the primary time that India is taking part within the Forum at a Ministerial stage, in response to the assertion launched by the Ministry of External Affairs.

The participation of MoS within the Dakar Forum underscores the significance that India attaches to the peace, safety and developmental points regarding Africa. The go to can be according to India’s coverage to accentuate and deepen its engagement with Africa.

India and Senegal get pleasure from heat and pleasant relations, sharing frequent values of democracy and secularism, with robust financial engagement and improvement cooperation. Diplomatic relations between the 2 international locations have been established on the Ambassadorial stage in 1962, with a resident Indian Mission in Dakar.

As per DGCIS, Government of India, statistics, Indian exports to Senegal in 2018-19 touched $ 639 mn and imports from Senegal USD 658 million.

As to the bilateral commerce basket, main objects of export from India embody textiles, meals objects, cars and prescribed drugs. Major objects of import from Senegal are phosphoric acid and uncooked cashew.

India’s funding is principally in development, tourism, retail, buying and selling, phosphates, prescribed drugs and many others. The largest funding from India in Senegal is within the Industries Chimique du Senegal (ICS). ICS is the flagship firm in Senegal which is within the enterprise of producing phosphoric acid from the rock phosphate obtainable in a lot in Senegal. Indian firms viz. Tata Group (Tata Motors, Tata Unitech), Ashok Leyland, Kirloskar Bros, Ajanta Pharma, Sun Pharma, ShapoorjiPallonji, Kalpataru Power Transmission, KEC Ltd., Promac, SenegIndia and many others are current in Senegal.

In order to extend consciousness about enterprise alternatives between India and Senegal and to tell in regards to the alternatives obtainable underneath our LoCs, this mission has organized 4 enterprise occasions in Senegal (two in Dakar, one in Kaolack and one in Kedougou) since January 2018. The embassy of India additionally put up a KVIC Stall within the twenty seventh version of the annual commerce occasion Dakar International Trade Fair (FIDAK) from November 29, 2018, to December 16, 2018.

Recently, former Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu additionally made his go to to Senegal throughout his three-nation go to. During his go to to Senegal, Naidu signed three MoUs with the West African nation to additional deepen bilateral partnership in varied areas.