Parliamentary
Affairs Minister Shri Pawan Bansal Meets Goodwill Delegation
of Austrian Parliament; Calls for Greater Synergy with Austria
in Science and Tech.
The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Science and Technology
and Earth Sciences, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal today called for
greater synergy between the scientific communities and research
institutes of India and Austria. In a meeting with the visiting
Parliamentary delegation of Austria, Shri Bansal said that increased
interaction among the Parliamentarians as well as the people
of the two countries would open up new opportunities for a mutually
beneficial engagement. The ten-Member Austrian delegation was
led by H.E. Mrs. Barbara Prammer, President of the National
Council of the Austrian Parliament.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Pawan Bansal recalled the
warm relations between the two democracies, and made a special
mention of Austria’s support to the candidature of India
for the non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security
Council. Informing the visiting Parliamentarians that Indian
Parliament too is bicameral like Austria, Shri Bansal briefed
the delegation reading the role of the Ministry of Parliamentary
Affairs in the functioning of the Parliament of India.
While expressing satisfaction at the fact that the milestone
of one billion Euro of bilateral trade has been achieved two
years ahead of target, the two leaders took note of the huge
potential for further increasing the bilateral trade. While
stating that India stands to benefit from the high-end technical
knowhow possessed by Austria, Shri Bansal impressed upon the
delegation to encourage Austrian companies to set up base
in India to produce for the Indian market as well as to use
India as a base for exports.
Source: Press Information
Bureau
Date: February 7, 2011
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