NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Argentina on a two-day visit. He will maintain talks with the highest management of the nation to assessment current cooperation and discover methods to strengthen ties in essential areas.PM Modi landed on the Ezeiza International Airport on Friday night (native time), the place he was given a ceremonial welcome. This is the primary bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Argentina in 57 years. Modi had earlier visited the nation in 2018 to attend the G20 Summit.“Landed in Buenos Aires for a bilateral visit which will focus on augmenting relations with Argentina. I’m eager to be meeting President Javier Milei and holding detailed talks with him,” PM Modi stated in a publish on X.This is the third cease in his ongoing five-nation tour. Before this, he was in Trinidad and Tobago.
India eyes Argentina’s shale reserves, lithium for vitality safety
PM Modi’s visit to Argentina is the primary Indian bilateral prime ministerial visit in over 5 many years. According to the ministry of exterior affairs, the visit is predicted to deepen the strategic partnership between India and Argentina.In his departure assertion, PM Modi stated, “Argentina is a key economic partner in Latin America and a close collaborator in the G20.” He additionally stated he appeared ahead to discussions with President Javier Milei, whom he had met final yr.Argentina holds the world’s second-largest shale gasoline reserves and the fourth-largest shale oil reserves. It additionally has important typical oil and gasoline deposits, positioning it as a possible long-term vitality accomplice for India.The nation can also be wealthy in important minerals reminiscent of lithium, copper, and uncommon earth components. These are essential for India’s plans for clear vitality and industrial development. Along with Bolivia and Chile, Argentina is an element of the Lithium Triangle, a area that holds a big share of the world’s lithium reserves.Lithium performs a central position in rechargeable batteries, that are used in electrical automobiles, cellphones, laptops, and techniques that retailer renewable vitality.
What’s on PM Modi’s agenda
Modi will maintain wide-ranging talks with Argentina’s President Javier Milei to discover cooperation in areas like defence, agriculture, mining, oil and gasoline, renewable vitality, commerce and funding.“We will focus on advancing our mutually beneficial cooperation, including in the areas of agriculture, critical minerals, energy, trade, tourism, technology, and investment,” Modi had stated.PM Modi will even visit the well-known Boca Juniors Stadium to take a look at Argentine soccer, information company ANI reported. Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona performed for Boca Juniors twice throughout his profession. He first joined the membership in 1981 and then returned for a second stint from 1995 to1997. Before arriving in Argentina, the prime minister concluded a two-day visit to Trinidad and Tobago. During that visit, six agreements have been signed to broaden ties, and Modi was conferred with ‘The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’, which is the nation’s highest civilian honour. He is the primary international chief to obtain this award.After Argentina, Modi will journey to Brazil to attend the seventeenth Brics Summit and then make a state visit. His ultimate cease can be Namibia.
