NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh on Wednesday welcomed a European Union (EU) delegation led by Ambassador Ugo Astuto. While expressing happiness, the Union Minister appreciated EU’s move to extend the Science and Technology Agreement for a period of five years. Quoting Jitendra Singh, the Ministry of Science and Technology said that the India-EU collaboration represented the aspiration of 2 billion people. Further, MoS Singh reiterated developing a shared approach at the multilateral level to address global challenges.
Furthermore, MoS Singh appreciated the progress made so far in the field of science and technology with the collaboration EU. He said the collaborative effort resulted in new innovation even during the COVID pandemic. He reiterated that the COVID pandemic had changed the global scenario of the economy and added that science and technology have to play a greater role to address this pandemic by bringing scientists and researchers together.
