The sixth round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Uruguay was held in Montevideo, Uruguay yesterday. Both sides reviewed the progress in bilateral relations and new areas of cooperation covering Trade and investment, Information and Communication Technology, Railways, Ayurveda and Yoga, Development Cooperation, Health and Pharma, and Agriculture and Consular issues. They reviewed cooperation in multilateral institutions and also exchanged views on various regional and global issues of common interest. The Indian delegation was led by Secretary (East) Jaideep Mazumdar. The Uruguay delegation was led by Vice Foreign Minister of Uruguay, Nicolas Albertoni.
A Memorandum of Understanding on Gainful Employment of Relatives of Diplomats was concluded during the Consultations.