Krishna to visit Spain

Irish Sun (ANI) Tuesday 17th April, 2012

External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will pay a three-day visit to Spain beginning on April 19 for bilateral discussions with Jose Manuel Garcia - Margallo, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain.

During his visit to Spain, Krishna will meet Artur Mas, President of the Government of Catalonia, and Gilbert Saboya Suny

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Andorra. The External Affairs Minister will also call on His Majesty, the King Don Juan Carlos of Spain.

Krishna will also interact with representatives of the Indian community, which is estimated to number about 50,000 in Spain.

During his visit to Spain, the External Affairs Minister will chair a Conference of Heads of Indian Missions based in Europe. Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur will also address the Conference.

Relations between India and Spain are cordial. There have been regular high level Ministerial and official visits from both sides. India-Spain economic, trade and investment relations have grown substantially in the last few years and the India-Spain bilateral trade in the year 2011 stood at US $ 5.84 billion.

Spain is the 13th largest investor in India with total FDI at US $ 820 million.

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