Modi's four-nation tour: India, Spain sign 7 agreements during PM's visit

India and Spain signed seven agreements on Wednesday, including on cyber security and technical cooperation in civil aviation, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Spanish President Mariano Rajoy at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid.

The two sides agreements on transfer of sentenced persons and visa waiver for holders of diplomatic passports. 

Five MoUs were signed between the two countries on cooperation in organ transplantation, cyber security, renewable energy, civil aviation and one between India's Foreign Service Institute and Diplomatic Academy of Spain. 

Modi, the first Indian prime minister to visit Spain since 1988, praised the Spanish President saying under Rajoy's leadership the country has undergone economic reforms "which is also the biggest priority of my government." 

Spain is India's seventh largest trading partner in the European Union. Two-way trade totalled 5.27 billion dollar in 2016. Modi encouraged Spanish infrastructure, tourism, energy and defense companies to invest in priority sectors in India, saying "It's a great time for Spanish companies to invest in India."

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