Strengthening ties with Cuba, Malaysia

New Delhi : On the sidelines 17th BRICS Summit held at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on 6-7 July, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar bin Ibrahim. Earlier, Modi had met
President Diaz-Canel at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in 2023, where Cuba was a
special invitee. The two leaders reviewed bilateral ties in the areas of economic cooperation, development partnership, fintech, capacity building, science and technology, disaster management and healthcare. Acknowledging India’s expertise
in the digital domain, President Diaz-Canel expressed interest in India’s Digital Public
Infrastructure and UPI. Prime Minister conveyed appreciation for Cuba’s recognition of
Ayurveda and extended support for integrating Ayurveda into Cuba’s public health system. Prime Minister proposed Cuba’s recognition of Indian pharmacopoeia, which will lead to access to Indian generic medicines. The two leaders agreed to work on issues of concern to the global South, including in the areas of health, pandemics and climate change. They appreciated the cooperation between the two countries in the multilateral
arena. He also reviewed progress in bilateral relations between India and Malaysia, since the State Visit of the Prime Minister of Malaysia to India in August 2024, including in the areas of trade and investment, defence, education, healthcare, tourism and peopleto-people contacts. The Prime Minister thanked Ibrahim for his strong condemnation of the Pahalgam terror attack. The two leaders also discussed cooperation in the multilateral arena and regional security. Prime Minister congratulated Malaysia for its successful stewardship of ASEAN and welcomed its continued support for a strengthened ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including the early
and successful completion of the review of the ASEAN-India FTA.

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