NEW DELHI: India and Mauritius today signed an MoU to institutionalise cooperation between the Parliaments of the two countries.
The MoU was signed between Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who is leading an Indian Parliamentary delegation to Mauritius, and Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius Santi Bai Hanoomanjee.
On the occasion, Ms Mahajan said, ”There is a lot to be learnt by sharing the best practices and experiences as Parliamentary democracies.
”The MoU on joint framework for Parliamentary support and capacity building is a visionary step forward,” the Speaker added.
In a statement from the Speaker’s office here, Ms Mahajan said the relations between the two countries are based on centuries of cultural, linguistic, social and spiritual links that transcend extraneous considerations.
”More than political and other considerations, it is the commonality between the two societies and depth and nature of their people-to-people contacts which provide a platform for the sustained growth of friendship and partnership,” she added.
She said Indian Parliament accords great importance to the steady development of bilateral parliamentary relations between the two countries.
During her ongoing visit, Ms Mahajan also called on Mauritian President H E Bibi Ameenah Gurib-Fakim. (AGENCIES)
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