India, Portugal signs seven agreements

India

Question: Recently how many agreements were signed between India and Portugal?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
Answer: (c)
Related facts:

  • On February 14, 2019, India and Portugal signed seven agreements to boost cooperation in a range of areas including investment, transport, ports, culture and industrial and intellectual property rights.
  • The agreements were signed after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in New Delhi.
  • President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived in New Delhi in his first visit to India.
  • The President of Portugal is accompanied by Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Professor Augusto Santos Silva, Secretary of State for Internationalization Professor Eurico Brilhante Dias and Secretary of State for National Defence Jorge Seguro Sanches.
  • President Ram Nath Kovind will meet the visiting President later in the evening and host a banquet in his honor.
  • President de Sousa will travel to Maharashtra and Goa during his visit.

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