BOGOTA: 9th India-Colombia Foreign Office Consultations

BOGOTA: The
Ninth Foreign Office Consultations between India and Colombia was held through
video conference on 07 May 2021.

The Indian side was led by Ms. Riva Ganguly Das, Secretary (East). The
Colombian side was led by Mr. Francisco Javier Echeverri, Vice Minister,
Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia.

Taking place after four years, the consultations were held in an atmosphere
reflecting the cordial nature of the bilateral relations and provided an
opportunity to comprehensively review the whole gamut of bilateral cooperation,
including political, trade and economic cooperation, agriculture, space, energy,
health and pharmaceuticals, tourism, information technology, education,
development partnership, sports and culture. Both sides underscored the need to
intensify dialogue in these areas through the established bilateral dialogue
mechanisms.

The two sides also discussed respective national strategies to counter and
mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and possible areas of cooperation
in exchange of best practices, management strategies and medical research.

The two sides also exchanged views on regional and international issues of
mutual interest including cooperation in the United Nations and agreed to work
closely with each other on multilateral issues of interest.