11-Oct-2019: Vice President appeals to world community to ensure early conclusion of UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu said that terrorism was increasingly threatening and impeding global progress and urged the world community to come together to ensure that the UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism is concluded at the earliest.
Addressing the parliament of Comoros at Moroni, the capital of the island nation, Shri Naidu said that terrorist groups threaten peace and stability and render state institutions vulnerable. “Piracy and maritime threats as well as cross border transnational crimes, including cybercrimes, have only added new dimensions to the problem”. He said that India was willing to partner with Comoros to neutralize these threats, particularly those in the maritime domain.
The Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi had articulated a coherent Indian vision for a collaborative security architecture in the Indian Ocean which can ensure security and economic growth for all littoral countries of the region.
Touching upon the common challenges faced by various countries, Shri Naidu said that legislators from different countries can benefit significantly from sharing views and perspectives with each other. “We have to address persistent challenges of poverty, illiteracy, income inequality, gender discrimination, environmental degradation and lack of basic amenities in some parts of the world, including some areas in both our countries”.
The Vice President said that people-centric governance alone would ensure a high quality of life to all citizens and said that parliamentarians have a constitutional responsibility to play a significant role in supporting and monitoring implementation of Sustainable Development Goals. (SDGs)
30-Mar-2019: Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT)
In the wake of growing threats and acts of terrorism across the world, India and Bolivia have called for an early finalisation of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT).
Bolivian President Evo Morales strongly condemned Pulwama attack and denounced cross border terrorism. There was an assertion that terrorism in all its forms constitutes a threat to humanity. Bolivia-India called for early finalisation of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.
President Kovind and his Bolivian counterpart Morales focused on three issues in the bilateral arena- terrorism, United Nations Security Council reforms and Climate change.
Bolivian President Evo Morales expressed full understanding of India's aspiration to be a member of UNSC. He extended support for India's membership as a non-permanent member.
Morales has signed the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement and Bolivia is now a member of ISA.
Growing trade between the two nations stands at 875 million USD in the last calendar year. From point of view of Bolivia, India is the third largest market for India in terms of export and seventh largest trading partner.
Lithium is a resource that the South American nation has in abundance and is looking forward to exploring with the help of India as it is trying move towards industrialisation of its mineral resource.
As far as Lithium is concerned, there was a discussion on all the three aspects of Lithium including, help in the exploration of the mineral, assured supplies of Lithium Carbide to India and also the possibility of joint ventures of Lithium batteries production plant in India.
Bolivian President Evo Morales added that the cooperation is expected to be held on NITI Aayog level. She also said that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the two nations on cooperation on geology and mineral resources which will help facilitate working with Bolivia.
Indian and Bolivia signed eight Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) in diverse sectors including culture space and medicine.