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IBSA nations can do a lot together for each other and world: PM | The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday
said that India, Brazil, and South Africa or, the IBSA countries can do a lot by working together to benefit each other and rest of the world. During his opening
statement at the plenary session of the IBSA summit, Prime Minister Dr. Singh
said: “The IBSA Forum provides a framework of cooperation among three major democracies
from three different continents. We are all developing economies with shared values
and similar aspirations. There is a lot that we can do together to benefit each
other, and the world.” “We have made a conscious effort to ensure that our interaction
goes beyond just the government level. The IBSA framework is unique because of
its focus on people to people contacts. Strengthening of dialogue among civil
society and the promotion of sporting links and tourism is an important dimension
of IBSA activities. The dialogue over the past three days in the parliamentarian,
business, women’s ,editors’, small business, local government and academic fora
is a testimony of our commitment to building bonds of friendship and understanding
among our people,” Dr. Singh said. “At the inter-governmental level, we cooperate
on a wide range of issues. Our Foreign and Trade ministers meet regularly. The
sixteen Working Groups in different sectors provide a framework for our cooperation,”
he added. Mentioning about the considerable progress made in the areas of science
and technology and energy cooperation, Dr. Singh said: “We have expanded our cooperation
to ocean research, space science, and the Antarctica . The three countries have
participated in a joint naval exercise IBSAMAR. The second exercise will take
place in South Africa later this year.” |
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