Proud for India..! An auditorium in the University in Bolivia named after Mahatma Gandhi

NewsBharati    30-Mar-2019
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Sucre, March 30: To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of India honoured in Bolivia. An auditorium in the Autonomous University of Gabriel Rene Moreno in Santa Cruz was named after him during President of India’s address to the student community. President Ram Nath Kovind is in Bolivia, on the second leg of his three nation’s tour.

Today, President Kovind addressed joint business forum organised by groups of Bolivian Chambers of Industries and Confederation of Indian Industry and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry India along with his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales.

President Ram Nath Kovind is the first President of India to visit Bolivia. President was accorded Guard of Honour at the Airport, Santa Cruze yesterday.

India offers $100 million credit to Bolivia. Bolivian President Morales announced that it will be used in the pharma industry. Bolivia also to install two Mahatma Gandhi Statue gifted by India in La Paz and Santa Cruz. ITEC slots offered by India are also doubled.

In first-ever Presidential level visit between India and Bolivia wide-ranging discussions were held between PresidentKovind and Bolivian President Evo Morales on political economic and cultural issues including space, mining, IT, pharmaceutical and traditional medicines.

India and Bolivia signed eight Memorandum of Understandings and one framework agreement. PresidentKovind and Bolivian President Morales witnessed the signing of MoUs and agreement on culture, diplomatic visa, diplomatic academies, mining, space, traditional medicine, IT and Bi-Oceanic Railway project and ISA.