Argentina and India agree to eliminate visa requirements

India, Argentina to relax visa regime for business visitors

India and Argentina today announced relaxing their visa regimes for business visitors as the two emerging economies seek to more than double two-way trade in the next three years.  

“….Both countries have agreed…To facilitate on reciprocity basis, five-year multiple entry gratis visas for businessmen of each other’s country…”, a joint statement issued on the first day of the three-day visit of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner to India.     

Addressing a joint meeting of the business chambers FICCI, CII and Assocham, Kirchner said the two countries had set a trade target of USD three billion by 2012 from $1.3 billion in 2008.     

Four memoranda of understanding were signed between the Indian and Argentine industries in the presence of the visiting dignitary.     

The two countries are also nearing an agreement on easing sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards which govern the trade in agri and plant items, the statement said.     

It said efforts would also be made to facilitate entry of Argentine agricultural and agro-industrial products into India and the entry of Indian pharmaceutical products into the Latin American nation.

Argentina, India remove immigration visas

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner today signed an agreement to remove immigration visas Indian citizens coming to Argentina during a visit to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.

The loosened restrictions to bilateral immigration aims at improving cooperation between both countries, but it could raise concerns over the difficulties of booming immigration into Argentina.

After the meeting with Singh in which both heads of state signed several cooperation agreements, Fernández de Kirchner praised the Asian country saying it is “spearheading” the development of the global economy, and blasted recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

The President called on an increased “multilateralism and equality” in international relations, and for an increased representation of developing nations, which, “along with justice, are the keys in the fight against international terrorism.”

The bilateral agreements regard the use of nuclear energy, the removal of immigration visas for citizens of both countries, mining and cooperation in science and technology.

Argentine state-run Enarsa signed cooperation agreements with the Indian Oil Corporation, as the INTI national technology institute signed a technology-transfer agreement with its Indian counterpart.
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“India, Argentina to relax visa regime for business visitors”
Press Trust of India
New Delhi October 14, 2009
Business Standard
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“Argentina, India remove immigration visas”
14 Oct, 2009
Buenos Aires Herald
http://www.buenosairesherald.com
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/BreakingNews/View/14538