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Netherlands Queen meets PM
New
Delhi,
Oct
25:
Queen
Beatrix
of
the
Netherlands
met
Prime
Minister
Dr.
Manmohan
Singh
here
on
Wednesday
to
boost
bilateral
ties
between
both
countries,
particularly
in
the
fields
of
culture,
trade
and
economy.
The two sides signed two agreements on cultural cooperation following discussions between Queen Beatrix and Dr. Singh.
The
first
agreement
was
signed
between
Minister
for
Culture
and
Tourism
Ambika
Soni
and
Netherlands
Foreign
Minister
J
M
Verhagen
and
the
second
by
Indian
Council
for
Cultural
Relations
(ICCR)
Director
General
Pavan
Verma
and
Chairman
of
the
Stichting
Amsterdam-India
Festival
Simon
Reinink.
The Queen, who visiting India after 21 years, met Vice President Hamid Ansari, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani.
Bilateral trade between both countries is estimated to be nearly 2.28 billion dollars. Business houses in both countries are looking at the possibility of doubling this in the next five years.
Queen Beatrix is accompanied by Prince of Orange Willem-Alexander, his spouse Princess Maxima, Netherlands Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, besides a high-level business delegation.
India is expecting the Netherlands to support it in the Nuclear Suppliers Group deliberations on the US-India civilian nuclear deal.
The Queen visited India in 1986 to spend her holidays in Rajasthan.
ANI
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