President Droupadi Murmu has returned to New Delhi on Sunday evening after concluding her three-nation state visit to Fiji, New Zealand and Timor Leste. Apart from strengthening the bilateral relations, MoUs and bilateral agreements on key aspects were signed during the visit. The special engagement and connect with the Indian diaspora was a key aspect of this visit.
In New Zealand, bilateral customs cooperation arrangement, which is expected to ease trade between the two countries was signed. New Zealand also ratified the International Solar Alliance paving way for enhanced opportunities for joint research and development in this field. Both the
countries also agreed to exchange the best practices in the field of traditional medicine through the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar.
In Timor Leste, MoUs were exchanged on co-operation between Prasar Bharati and the Timorese public broadcaster, Radio Televisaun Timor Leste (RTTL), visa waiver for official and diplomatic passport holders and cooperation on cultural exchange programme.
In Fiji, formal handing over of the documentation allocating the project site for the 100-bedded Super Specialty Cardiology hospital took place between the two sides.