Mexico backs India’s bid for NSG membership;PM Modi heads home
09 June, Mexico City
Mexico support to India’s membership to the Nuclear Supplier Group and working towards elevating relationship from Privilege Partners to Strategic Partnership were two important outcomes of the bilateral talks held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in Mexico city Thursday.
Making statements on the outcome of the talks, both the leaders termed their talks as productive, stimulating and effective.
At a joint media interaction with Modi, Nieto said that Mexico supports positively and constructively India’s membership of the Nuclaer Supplier Group. On his part, the Prime Minister thanked Mexico for its support and called the country an important partner for India’s energy security.
Modi invited the Mexican President to visit India and exchanged assurances on greater cooperation and understanding between the two countries. Both the leaders expressed confidence on carrying forward the scope and scale of partnership and mutual cooperation.
Mexican President welcomed investments from India in steel, pharmaceuticals and automobiles sector. Clean energy, agriculture best practices and Science and Technology were other areas pointed out by Modi for greater cooperation between the two countries. The Prime Minister’s five nation trip concluded with a short working visit to Mexico today, affirming greater and stronger ties between both the countries.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister has left for home after wrapping up his visit to Mexico. Spokesman of the External Affairs Ministry Vikas Swarup tweeted that after a productive visit to Mexico, Prime Minister departed for Delhi. Mexico was the last leg of Mr Modi’s five-nation tour.
Modi tweeted, “Thank you Mexico”, adding that a new era in India-Mexico ties has begun and this relationship is going to benefit our people and the entire world. The tour, that began on June 4, saw Mr Modi visiting Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico with an aim to bolster ties.
Besides addressing a joint sitting of the US Congress, Modi received the backing of two key Nuclear Suppliers Group members – Switzerland and Mexico – for its bid to secure the membership of the 48-nation bloc. He also held wide-ranging talks with President Barack Obama at the White House following which the US recognised India as a “major defence partner”.