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QUESTION NO.54 FOREIGN VISITS OF PRIME MINISTER

July 20, 2017

RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO.54
TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

FOREIGN VISITS OF PRIME MINISTER

*54. DR. PRADEEP KUMAR BALMUCHU:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the countries visited by the Prime Minister during the last two months; and

(b) the details of Memorandums of Understanding, bilateral agreements pertaining to socio-economic, diplomatic relations, etc. entered into with each country?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
(SHRIMATI SUSHMA SWARAJ)

(a) & (b) A statement is laid on the table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 54 REGARDING "FOREIGN VISITS OF PRIME MINISTER” FOR ANSWER ON 20.07.2017(a) During the last two months, Prime Minister visited the following countries: Sri Lanka (May 11-12, 2017), Germany (May 29-30, 2017), Spain (May 30-31, 2017), Russia (May 31 –June 02, 2017), France (June 02 – 03, 2017), Kazakhstan (June 08-09, 2017), Portugal (June 24, 2017), USA (June 25-26, 2017), Netherlands (June 27, 2017), Israel (July 04-06, 2017) and Germany (July 06-08, 2017).
(b) Details of MoUs and bilateral agreements entered into during these visits are as follows:

S.No.

Visit

Details

1

Sri Lanka (May 11-12, 2017)

No MoU/Agreement was signed during the visit

2

Germany (May 29-30, 2017)

1) Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of the Republic of India and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany on Cooperation in the Field of Digitalization- Empowerment and Economic Impact.
2) Joint Declaration of Intent between the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of the Government of the Republic of India on the advancement of Dual VET and Collaboration of Training of VET Cluster Managers and Indian Skill Development Officers.
3) Joint Declaration of Intent on the Continued Support of the Indo-German Centre for Sustainability between the Ministry of Science & Technology of the Government of the Republic of India, and the Federal Ministry for Education and Research of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
4) Joint Declaration of Intent between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Cooperation in the Field of Cyber Policy.
5) Joint Declaration of Intent between the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of India and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany on Indo-German Development Cooperation.
6) Joint Declaration between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Republic of India on the continuation of the cooperation in the field of advanced training of corporate executives and junior executives from India.
7) Joint Declaration of Intent between the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Sector Enterprises, Government of India and the Federal Ministry for Education and Research of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Cooperation in the Field of Vocational Education and Skill Development for the Machine Tool Sector.
8) Joint Declaration of Intent between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Republic of India and the Federal Ministry of Health of the Federal Republic of Germany regarding Cooperation in the Health Sector.
9) Joint Declaration of Intent between the Ministry of AYUSH of the Republic of India regarding Cooperation in the Sector of Alternative Medicine and the Federal Ministry of Health of the Federal Republic of Germany.
10) Joint Declaration of Intent between the Foreign Service Institute, Ministry of External Affairs and the Foreign Service Academy, Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.
11) Joint Declaration of Intent between the Federal Ministry Transport and Digital Infrastructure of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Ministry of Railways of the Republic of India on Cooperation in the Field of Railway Safety.
12) Joint Declaration between the Ministry of Urban Development of the Republic of India and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany on Indo-German Development Cooperation and for Sustainable Urban Development.

3

Spain (May 30-31, 2017)

  1. MOU on Technical Cooperation in Civil Aviation between Ministry of Civil Aviation of India and Ministry of Public works and Transport of Spain for cooperation in development of airports, intermodal transport, safety management, air navigation, air traffic control and training.
  2. MOU on Cooperation in organ transplantation between India's Directorate General of Health Services and the National Transplant Organization of Spain for cooperation in organ transplantation services including public health policy, capacity building, establishment of National Organ and Tissue Registry etc.
  3. MOU on Cooperation in Cyber Security between the Foreign Ministries of India and Spain for exchange of best practices, sharing of information on real time basis, development of joint mechanisms, research and development.
  4. MOU on Cooperation in Renewable Energy between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of India and Ministry of Energy and Tourism of Spain for cooperation in renewable energy and specifically in the areas of capacity building, solar energy, biomass/bio-energy and small hydro.
  5. Agreement for Transfer of Sentenced Persons between Government of India and Spain for the transfer of persons convicted in one country where the conviction took place to the home country subject to certain conditions.
  6. MOU between Foreign Service Institute and Diplomatic Academy of Spain for cooperation between the two Institutes by way of exchanging best practices, training of young diplomats, conducting of seminars/workshops etc.
  7. Agreement on visa waiver for holders of diplomatic passports

4

Russia (May 31- June 02, 2017)

  1. Cultural Exchange Programme between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation for the years 2017-2019
  2. Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) Access Agreement between Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent)
  3. General Framework Agreement between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited and Joint Stock Company ‘ATOMSTROYEXPORT’ for the implementation of Units 5 & 6 of ‘Kudankulam’ Nuclear Power Plant
  4. Memorandum of Cooperation between the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India and Public Joint Stock Company ‘ALROSA’
  5. Agreement for the Nagpur-Secunderabad Semi High Speed Execution Study in India between the Ministry of Railways of the Republic of India and the Joint Stock Company ‘Russian Railways’

5

France (June 02-03, 2017)

No MoUs/Agreements signed during the visit.

6

Kazakhstan (June 08-09, 2017) For SCO Summit

No MoU/Agreements signed during the visit. India was admitted as full member of SCO during the Summit.

7

Portugal (June 24, 2017)

  1. India-Portugal cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purpose was signed between ISRO and Portuguese Foundation for Science & Technology (FCT)
  2. Protocol amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income between Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Portuguese Republic.
  3. MoU on Public Administration and Governance Reforms between DOPT and the Ministry of the Presidency and Administrative Modernization of Portugal to strengthen and promote bilateral cooperation between the two countries in Public Administration and Governance Reforms.
  4. MoU on Cultural Cooperation between Ministries of Culture of India and Portugal to strengthen the collaboration in the field of culture, encourage dialogue between institutions and seek to develop initiatives aiming to promote the cooperation, in particular in the areas of visual arts and performing arts, archives, cultural heritage, literature and libraries, museums and festivals.
  5. MoU on Youth and Sports between Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Ministry of Education of Portugal to share the knowledge, experience and resources and to develop a long term cooperation between the two countries in the fields of Youth and Sports.

8

USA (June 25-26, 2017)

No MoU/Agreements signed during the visit

9

Netherlands (June 27, 2017)

  1. MoU between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands on Cultural cooperation in various fields of modern visual arts, films, architecture, design and performing arts.
  2. MoU on Cooperation in the field of Water Management between the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Infrastructure & the Environment of the Netherlands. This MOU aims to strengthen the collaboration between the two countries in the field of Water and Delta management and water technology.
  3. Protocol Amending the Agreement on Social Security between the Republic of India and the Kingdom of The Netherlands and its Administrative Arrangement, signed at New Delhi on 22 October 2009.

10

Israel (July 04-06, 2017)

  1. MoU between the Ministry of Drinking Water and sanitation and the Ministry of Energy of the State of Israel on National Campaign for Water Conservation in India
  2. MoU between the Government of Uttar Pradesh, of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Energy of the State of Israel on State Water Utility Reform in India
  3. MoU between the DST and National Technological Innovation Authority, Israel on India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F)
  4. MoU between the ISRO and Israel Space Agency and Israel Space Agency for cooperation in Electric Propulsion for Small Satellite
  5. MoU between the ISRO and the Israel Space Agency for cooperation in GEO-LEO Optical Link
  6. Plan of Cooperation Between the ISRO and the Israel Space Agency for cooperation in Atomic Clocks
  7. India-Israel Development Cooperation Three Year Work Program in Agriculture 2018-2020

11

Germany (July 06-08, 2017) For G-20 Summit

No MoU/Agreement was signed at the G-20 Summit. The G-20 Leaders' Declaration; and the Hamburg G-20 Leaders' Statement on Countering Terrorism were adopted.

 

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