India, Mexico to further work on strengthening ‘Privileged Partnership’

New Delhi, October 30: With an aim to enhance the partnership between India and Mexico, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar co-chaired the meeting along with his Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard. They have agreed to "strengthen their Privileged Partnership" with the help of their respective economic strengthens as well as their regional and global profiles.

They also reviewed the bilateral cooperation between India & Mexico in several sectors including trade, investment, space, health, education, and agriculture.

Taking to Twitter, Dr. S Jaishankar expressed his pleasure at having an opportunity to co-chair the meeting while adding that he is looking forward to working with Mexico.

Look forward to working closely with our ‘Privileged Partner’ on our respective priorities in the UNSC.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) October 29, 2020

It was the eighth India-Mexico Joint Commission meeting. Taking stock of the bilateral relations, both sides appreciated the progress made in the bilateral trade and commercial relations between India and Mexico in recent years.

The two sides discussed several issues and agreed to add new momentum to the relations in the fields of Trade and Commerce, Agriculture, Health, Space, Science & Technology, Energy, Culture & Education amongst others. They also underlined the importance of the Joint Commission mechanism in deepening political dialogue, reviewing bilateral and multilateral co-operation.

India and Mexico agreed to utilize their forthcoming term in the UN Security Council towards strengthening multilateralism and to make it more representative and effective.

India and Mexico discussed their views on issues of mutual interest which included international as well as regional issues along with post-COVID era economic recovery plans. The two sides exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest, especially in the context of the post-Covid economic recovery plans.