Lagatar24 Desk
Amsterdam, April 7: On the sidelines of President Ram Nath Kovind’s state visit to the Netherlands, India and the Netherlands signed four agreements, according to Minister of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma.
Verma said the India-Netherlands collaboration is significant, not just in terms of content, but also in terms of the tempo and momentum generated by recurrent encounters between the two nations’ leaders. content but also in terms of the pace and momentum generated by periodic meetings between the leadership of the two countries.
“Indian President has visited the Netherlands after 34 years. There were four agreements signed on the sidelines of the visit. First is the Extension of MoU on bilateral cooperation in the field of Ports, Maritime Transport and Logistics,” he said.
President Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind are in the Netherlands from April 4 to 7. Loganathan Murugan, Minister of State in the Ministries of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy, and Information and Broadcasting, and Dilip Ghosh, Member of Parliament, accompanied the President (Lok Sabha).
As India and the Netherlands celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations this year, the President of India’s first visit to the Netherlands was significant. It is also the first visit by an Indian Head of State to the Netherlands in more than three decades.