New Delhi, Feb. 5: India and the U.S. have reached an agreement to give a boost to mutual co-operation for a number of programmes in the fields of education and culture. They have also decided that the two governments would soon enact legislation to curb illicit trade in antiquities.
The decisions were taken to-day at the end of the three-day meeting of the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture.
A joint communique issued to-day said that the meeting of the Sub-Commission was in preparation for the meeting of the Indo-U.S. Joint Commission on economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation to be held in Washington on February 13 and 14. The External Affairs Minister, Mr. Y.B. Chavan, and U.S. Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger, will lead their respective delegations.
The Sub-Commission is one of the three set up under the Indo-U.S. Joint Economic Commission during Dr. Kissinger’s visit here last year.
Mr. G. Parthasarathy, former Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, led the Indian delegation while Mr. Robert Goheen, Chairman of the Council of Foundations in New York, led his side.
The communique said the Sub Commission reviewed ways and means to exchange and strengthen co-operation in the educational and cultural fields. The discussions held in a “warm and cordial” atmosphere were marked by a “friendly and constructive spirit.”
Published – February 06, 2025 02:30 am IST