Vice President Ansari returns from Czech Republic tour

New Delhi, June 12 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived here today on conclusion of his six-day two nation tour of Czech Republic and Croatia.

Before concluding his tour, he visited the famous tourist destination of Dubrovnik in Croatia on Friday.

He met Mayor of Dubrovnik city Andro Vlahisic and County Prefect Nikola Dobroslavic and then proceeded for the guided tour of Rector's Palace, Sponza Palace and San Frenchesco Monastery and Old Pharmacy.

During the three-day visit to Croatia, two agreements were signed which covers cooperation in several areas including mother and child health, family planning, public health and nursing, medical treatment and pharmaceutical and hospital management.

Under the cultural exchange programme, India and Croatia will cooperate for exchange of experts to enhance practical, mutually beneficial issues.

During his first leg of the tour to Czech Republic, India signed three pacts that include one on social security, which will protect interests of around 700 Indians working in the European nation.

The other two agreements signed by India and Czech Republic were on Economic Cooperation and Protocol on Amendment of the agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments signed on 11 October, 1996. (ANI)