New Delhi: October 15:
Brazil’s Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, arrived in New Delhi today for a three-day visit. He will hold the inaugural Trade Ministerial Review Meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal tomorrow.
Mr Alckmin will meet Vice President CP Radhakrishnan to discuss bilateral cooperation, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on defence relations, External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar on diplomatic and trade matters, and Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Puri to explore energy partnerships. These meetings aim to advance shared interests.
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Brazil, the leaders agreed to establish a Ministerial-level Review Mechanism to foster trade and investment and set a bilateral trade target of 20 billion dollars over the next five years.
This visit is expected to help both countries review trade and investment, identify new priorities, plan to achieve trade targets, and strengthen their partnership.
