GABORONE: Virtual interaction between Minister of State for External Affairs & Dr. Lemogang Kwape, Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Botswana

GABORONE: Shri V. Muraleedharan, Minister
of State for External Affairs, held a virtual meeting with Hon’ble Dr. Lemogang
Kwape, Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation of Botswana on 17^th
June. MoS recalled fondly his visit to Botswana in November 2018.

The two ministers, in their discussions, touched upon all aspects of the
mutually-beneficial India-Botswana relations, in particular, bilateral
cooperation in the health, trade, education and defence sectors. Minister Kwape
conveyed his government’s appreciation for the capacity-building slots that
India offers every year to young Botswanians and expressed his interest in the
tele-medicine and tele-education opportunities offered by the e-Vidya Bharati
and e-Arogya Bharati programmes.

The two ministers agreed to exchange trade and other delegations and to resume
high-level visits at the earliest.