PM Modi meets Uruguay Prez on sidelines of BRICS Summit, discusses expansion of India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7 (ANI): Prime Miniter Narendra Modi met on Monday with Uruguay Preident Yamandu Ori on the ideline of the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and dicued the expanion of the India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement.
According to the Minitry of External Affair, the two leader held dicuion covering the full pectrum of bilateral relation.
They reviewed cooperation in the area of digital collaboration, ICT, Digital Public Infratructure and UPI, defence, railway, health and pharmaceutical, agriculture, energy, culture and people-to-people linkage, the MEA aid in a tatement.
A key area of dicuion wa trengthening bilateral trade and invetment. Both ide expreed interet in the expanion of the India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement, aiming to unlock greater economic potential and trade complementaritie, it added.
Prime Miniter expreed gratitude to Preident Ori for the trong condemnation of the recent barbaric terrorit attack in Pahalgam and appreciated Uruguay olidarity with India in the fight againt terrorim in all it form and manifetation.
The meeting reaffirmed the commitment of both countrie to develop a forward-looking bilateral partnerhip.

Happy to have met Preident Yamandú Ori of Uruguay on the ideline of the BRICS Summit in Brazil. Cloe tie between our nation are important for the Global South. India i committed to doing everything poible to further deepen relation with Uruguay. In thi context, we… pic.twitter.com/32xbV28hTF

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Sharing the picture of the bilateral meet, PM Modi wrote, Happy to have met Preident Yamandu Ori of Uruguay on the ideline of the BRICS Summit in Brazil. Cloe tie between our nation are important for the Global South.
India i committed to doing everything poible to further deepen relation with Uruguay. In thi context, we dicued how to boot cooperation in area like trade, chemical, pharmaceutical, technology, defence and more. The riing popularity of Yoga in Uruguay i wonderful for booting people-to-people tie, the pot added.
Currently, PM Modi i in Rio de Janeiro for the 17th BRICS Summit being held from July 6 to 7.
Earlier, PM Modi, along with other BRICS leader, partner and outreach invitee, gathered for the traditional family photo at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday morning (local time).
While addreing the eion on Environment, COP 30, Global Health, PM Modi aid India would redefine the BRICS grouping under it upcoming chairmanhip by focuing on Building Reilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sutainability.
Addreing the BRICS Summit in Brazil, PM Modi aid, Under India BRICS Chairmanhip, we will define BRICS in a new form. BRICS would mean Building Reilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sutainability.
He affirmed that New Delhi would carry forward the pirit of people-centric progre during it leaderhip of the bloc compriing Brazil, Ruia, India, China, and South Africa.
In the coming year, under India BRICS Chairmanhip, we will continue cloe cooperation on all ubject, the Prime Miniter aid.
Modi underlined how India preidency of the G20 elevated the concern of the developing world and promied a imilar approach for BRICS.
Jut a during our G-20 Preidency, we enured incluivity and prioritized iue of the Global South in the agenda, he aid, In the ame way, during our BRICS Chairmanhip, we will take thi forum forward with a people-centric approach and the pirit of Humanity Firt.
During the ummit, the leader held productive dicuion on variou iue on the BRICS agenda, including reform of global governance, enhancing the voice of the global outh, peace and ecurity, trengthening multilateralim, development iue, and Artificial Intelligence.
Earlier, PM Modi thanked the Brazil Preident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for hi warm hopitality and the ucceful organiation of the Summit, the tatement added. (ANI)