India, Brazil, South Africa to cooperate on Governance

New Delhi, July 12 (UNI) India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of Public Administration and Governance.

A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, today discussed the draft MoU and gave its approval.

"The MoU will be signed in the second half of this year," Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi told mediapersons.

The MoU will provide a legal framework to the cooperation among the three countries in the field of public administration and governance.

"The activities among the three sides will start after signing of the MoU," Mr Dasmunsi said.

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