India and Comoros sign MoUs on Defence Cooperation, Health, Culture and Arts

India and Comoros sign MoUs on Defence Cooperation, Health, Culture and Arts

India and Comoros sign MoUs on Defence Cooperation, Health, Culture and Arts

India and Comoros signed 6 MoUs including one on defence cooperation. Other MoUs sought to cement cooperation in the fields of health and medicine, arts and culture and tele-education (e-Vidya Bharati) and tele-medicine (e-Arogya Bharati).

MoUs on exemption of Visa for Diplomatic and Official Passport holders for short visits and protocol on foreign office consultations were also signed.

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu and the President of the Union of Comoros, Mr. Azali Assoumani witnessed the signing of these MoUs.

The Comorian President conferred the ‘Order of the Green Crescent’, the highest civilian honour of the Union of Comoros, on the Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu.

 The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu will embark on a tour to Comoros and Sierra Leone on October 10.

This will be the first-ever visit by such a high-level Indian dignitary to Comoros, an archipelago situated off the Southeast coast of Africa and to Sierra Leone

Also Read: List of MoUs/Agreements exchanged during Official Visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India