Ambassador P. Harish, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Austria's Deputy Minister of Defence, Arnold Kammel, held discussions on further deepening bilateral cooperation between the two countries in a wide range of areas, including trade and peacekeeping.
Sharing the details in a post on X, the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York said, "Dynamic discussion between Deputy Minister of Defence Arnold Kammel and @AmbHarishP on cooperation in peacekeeping, trade, technology, and innovation. Looking forward to further deepening our close bilateral and multilateral relations."
The meeting comes shortly after EAM S Jaishankar met with the Austrian Foreign Minister, M Beate Meinl-Reisinger, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
Earlier in January, President Droupadi Murmu received credentials from Robert Zischg, the Austrian Ambassador to India. Speaking on this, Austrian Ambassador Zischg said, "I am honoured to have presented my credentials to the Hon'ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu.”
“Austria and India share a longstanding and friendly relationship rooted in strong people-to-people ties and economic cooperation. During my tenure, I look forward to further strengthening Austria-India cooperation and working closely with Indian partners to deepen our bilateral engagement.”
In December last year, India and Austria held the 8th Foreign Office Consultations, which covered the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including political, economic, and commercial ties, as well as cultural exchanges and people-to-people ties, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
"The discussions covered a wide range of areas, including political engagement, trade and economic cooperation, science and technology, cultural exchanges, and people-to-people ties. Cooperation between the two countries in international and multilateral fora was also discussed," the MEA said in an official statement.
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