Switzerland delegation meets Union Minister Jitendra Singh, seeks collaboration in healthcare

Niklaus Samuel Gugger, Member of Parliament, Switzerland called on Union Minister Jitendra Singh in New Delhi on Sunday. The two leaders discussed possibilities for extensive collaboration in fields like healthcare, telemedicine and technological advancements.

Niklaus Samuel Gugger showed great interest in India’s New Education Policy and expressed his willingness in knowing about more aspects of the Policy. He also expressed interest in technological collaboration in various sectors and 25 technology hubs created by the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India for sustainable development goals.

Jitendra Singh noted that since India and Switzerland traditionally share cordial mutually trusted relations, it is easy for both the countries to engage with each other on ground of comfort already existing.

It is expected that a high-level delegation from Switzerland will visit India in October this year and there will be efforts to take the bilateral ties to a new height on issues concerning both sides which are mutually beneficial.

After the discussion between two leaders, the two sides met with their representatives. During the course of discussion, the Indian side informed the visiting side about the extensive work being done by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India in field of glaciers, to which Swiss representatives showed keen interest as this subject is equally important to Switzerland, as well.