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| Prime Minister Spencer being greeted by Indian Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs Anand Sharma. Photo by Maurice F. Merchant |
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Antigua-Barbuda and India pledge to forge stronger ties
01-24-2007
NEW DELHI, India: Antigua and Barbuda and India have pledged to work more closely on international issues and those relating to the development of their peoples.
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| Prime Minister Spencer being greeted by Indian Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs Anand Sharma. Photo by Maurice F. Merchant |
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs of India Anand Sharma held discussions on a wide range of areas during a dinner meeting in New Delhi on Monday night.
Spencer took the opportunity to continue discussions with the Indian minister on a number of issues that were raised during the NAM Summit held recently in Cuba. These include assistance in Information Technology and a sewage project.
Spencer will further advance these discussions when he meets with the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday.
The country's leader said that the meeting with the foreign minister was successful as a number of issues were hammered out, one being the extension of tour of duty of Indian experts attached to the Ministry of Finance.
Prime Minister Spencer returns to Antigua on Thursday.
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