Visit of Gabon Delegation to India

19 Aug 2022 Visit of Gabon Delegation to India

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Recently a delegation from Gabon visited India and interacted with the Indian business community, also India congratulated Gabon on its Independence Day (17 August).
Earlier, the Vice President of India visited Gabon, where he signed two MoUs.

Establishment of a Joint Commission between the Governments of India and Gabon.
Diplomatic Training Institute, Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Services and Gabonese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
India signed to work with Gabon to strengthen cooperation in various fields at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.

India and Gabon have had cordial and friendly relations since the pre-independence era of Gabon.
The former Vice President of India visited the African nation of Gabon in May 2022, which was India’s first high-level visit to Gabon.
Both India and Gabon currently serve as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Bilateral trade between the two countries has reached US$ 1.12 billion in the year 2021-22.
India is the second largest destination for exports from Gabon.
In the business sector, more than 50 Indian companies are engaged in the Gabon Special Economic Zones.

Both India and Gabon are members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
NAM focuses on contemporary mainstream issues of relevance to the developing world.
Gabon supports India’s interests in various international fora.
India congratulated Gabon on being elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2022-23.
India has supported the Azulwini consensus and the position of ordinary Africans enshrined in the Sirte Declaration.
The Azulwini Consensus is an agreement on the reform of international relations and the United Nations, agreed upon by the African Union.
It calls for a more representative and democratic Security Council, in which Africa is represented, like other countries of the world.
Sirte Declaration (1999), was a resolution adopted to establish the African Union.

Gabon is one of the first countries to sign and ratify the International Solar Alliance Agreement.
India has assured to provide all possible help to Gabon to achieve its renewable energy goals.
Gabon plans to achieve 100% clean energy by 2030.

Many Gabon citizens follow scholarship/training programs offered by India under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) and ICCR schemes.

India imported crude oil worth about US$ 670 million from Gabon in the year 2021-22, making it an important partner for India’s energy security requirement.

The people of the Indian community are basically engaged in infrastructure projects, trade, export of wood and metal scrap.
The Indian diaspora is making significant contributions to various areas of Gabon.
The Indian community in Gabon has kept Indian culture alive and major Indian festivals are celebrated together by the entire community.

There is a need to enhance India-Gabon cooperation in other areas such as green energy, services, health and agriculture.
Both countries should widen their economic partnership to attract investments.
There is immense potential for cooperation in agriculture such as knowledge transfer in the agricultural sector from India to Gabon.