New Delhi: The Vice President of Dominican Republic Raquel Peña Rodríguez is in India. She arrived here yesterday (October 03) at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Jagdeep Dhankhar. She is on a three-day official visit to India from October 03 to 05. This is the first-ever visit of the Vice President of the Dominican Republic to India.
As the Vice President of Dominican Republic Raquel Peña Rodríguez reached New Delhi, the spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs of India, Arindam Bagchi took social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) and wrote, "Furthering - ties! A warm welcome to VP @RaquelPenaVice of the Dominican Republic, as she arrives in New Delhi on her first-ever visit to India."
Dominican Republic Vice President Raquel Peña Rodríguez called on the President of India Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan yesterday (October 3).
Welcoming the Vice President Rodríguez on her first visit to India, the President Murmu said that the timing of this visit is very apt as India and Dominican Republic are marking the 25th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. She also said that the bilateral relations between the two countries are warm and friendly, anchored on the strong foundation of shared values of democracy, and a broad convergence of views on global issues.
During the meeting, President Murmu said that the Dominican Republic is the 8th largest trading partner of India in Latin America. She also mentioned that she was confident that there is potential to further diversify the trade basket. She said there is scope for working together and exchanging our experience and expertise in the areas such as pharmaceutical products, marine science, meteorology, disaster resilient infrastructure and digital payments technologies.
Capacity building is one of the central pillars of India-Dominican Republic cooperation and she was happy to note that recently, India has organized two Special Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) training courses for Dominican Republic officials, in the critical fields of cyber security and remote sensing. President Droupadi Murmu said during talks with Dominican Republic Vice President Raquel Peña Rodríguez.
The two leaders agreed that continued exchanges and contacts between India and Dominican Republic would further strengthen bilateral ties between two countries.
