Cabinet okays Trilateral Accord with Brazil, S Africa

New Delhi, Sep 7: The Union Cabinet today gave the go-ahead to the signing of the trilateral agreement among India, Brazil and South Africa on merchant shipping and other maritime transport related matters and ratification thereof.

The proposed trilateral agreement is expected to improve shipping links between India, South Africa and Brazil -- important from India's trade point of view -- besides strengthening relations and cooperation among the three countries, an official spokesperson announced here today.

The 1st IBSA Summit will be held in Brasilia on September 13. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be participating in the summit.

The IBSA Trilateral Agreement is scheduled to be signed during the summit, the spokesperson said.

UNI