India, Kuwait ink three agreements

April 07, 2009

Giving a new dimension to their relations, India and Kuwait signed three pacts forstrengthening cooperation in science and technology, education and culture as they pledged tocontribute to each other's well being and prosperity.A joint India-Kuwait Committee will be set up for scientific cooperation which will meet everyyear. The two sides will also exchange scientists and information among institutions under theagreement, officials said here. The agreements were inked in the presence of Vice-President Hamid Ansari, who is on a three-day visit here. Under the education and learning executive program, the two countries will exchange books, research and study material as well asexperts in general and specialized education.Students will be taught about the history, heritage and geography of the each other's countriesas part of the curriculum and take part in sports, cultural and other events there.Information will be shared on equalisation of each other's school certificates and diplomas.

India welcomes investment by Kuwait in petroleum sector

April 07, 2009

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, on a three-day visit to Kuwait, addressed themembers of Chamber of Commerce here on Tuesday.Foreign direct investment in petroleum and fertilizer sector from Kuwait formed the core ofdiscussions in the meeting.Assuring the safety of all sorts of investments to be made in India by Kuwait, Ansari promisedthat if Kuwaiti companies invest in fertilizer sector, then India can buy their produce within thenation itself.The Kuwaiti ministers took Ansari’s proposal positively and revealed that a delegation fromKuwait would soon visit India to do a feasibility study.Ansari, who is representing India in its first high-profile visit to Kuwait in nearly three decades,on Monday had asked for support of Kuwait in forging a common, comprehensive approach todeal with terrorism.
He also favoured greater cooperation with the oil-rich Gulf country, especially in thefield of science and technology and education.