PM Modi strengthens tourism, aviation ties with Spain
India and Spain have signed seven agreements, including cyber security and technical cooperation in civil aviation, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the European country. The agreements were signed after Prime Minister Modi held wide-ranging talks with Spanish President Mariano Rajoy at the Moncloa Palace in the Spanish capital.
Five MoUs were signed between the two countries including civil aviation amongst others.
Spain is India’s seventh largest trading partner in the European Union. Two-way trade totalled US$ 5.27 billion in 2016. Modi encouraged Spanish infrastructure, tourism, energy and defense companies to invest in priority sectors in India.