Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed bilateral relations in the areas of economic cooperation, development partnerships, financial technology, and other sectors.
At a meeting on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the two dignitaries also explored opportunities for ties in the areas of capacity building, science and technology, disaster management, and healthcare, according to diplomatic sources from the South Asian nation.
The Cuban president expressed his interest in India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), highlighting that country’s experience in the digital sphere.
Meanwhile, the Indian head of government expressed his gratitude for the Caribbean island’s recognition of Ayurveda and pledged his support for efforts to integrate this traditional Indian system into the Cuban public health system.
Modi proposed recognizing Cuba’s Indian pharmacopoeia, which will facilitate access to generic medicines from the South Asian nation.
Both leaders agreed to work on issues of interest to the Global South, such as health, pandemics, and climate change, and highlighted cooperation between their countries at the multilateral level.
The Indian prime minister had previously met with Díaz-Canel at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in 2023, where Cuba was a special guest, Indian diplomatic sources noted.
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