India and Brazil reaffirm commitment on biofuels as a key component for the global energy transition, during the official visit by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to Brazil.
India held bilateral meetings with several major countries on the sidelines of G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting on 12 and 13 September 2024 in Cuiaba, Brazil, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare said on Sunday in a statement.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar extended his felicitation to the Foreign Minister of Brazil, Mauro Viera, on the occasion of their independence day.
The MEA stated that the Brazilian Foreign Minister's visit will provide an opportunity to further strengthen the strategic partnership established in 2006 and explore new avenues of cooperation in bilateral, regional and multilateral arena across diverse sectors.
Welcoming the inclusion of the African Union in G20 during the New Delhi Summit last year, the ministers said the G20 presidencies of India, Brazil, and South Africa lay a solid ground for addressing inequalities, imbalances, and shortcomings in the world economy.
The two parties reaffirmed their commitment to enhance bilateral cooperation in combating crime, sharing criminal intelligence, sharing best practices, providing mutual legal assistance and improving cooperation via INTERPOL channels.
He expressed India's support for the Brazilian presidency's priority of reducing inequalities and emphasised on LiFE, women-led development, digital health, creative economy, mobility of talent and multilateral development bank (MDB) reforms.