1993 January Volume No XXXIX NO 1 1995 CONTENTS Foreign Affairs Record VOL XXXIX NO 1 January, 1993 CONTENTS BHUTAN King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck Holds Talks with Indian Leaders 1 Indo-Bhutan Talks 1 CANADA Shrimati Sahi Calls for Indo-Canadian Industrial Cooperation 2 Canadian Parliamentary Delegation Meets the President 3 CHILE India, Chile Sign Cultural Pact 4 IRAN Protection of Iranian and other Foreign Nationals 4 MALDIVES Shri Eduardo Faleiro, Minister of State for External Affairs Visits Maldives 4 MAURITIUS Indo-Mauritius Joint Venture 5 MISCELLANEOUS New Welfare Scheme for Handloom Weavers - Project Package Scheme Extended 5 START-II Treaty 6 OIC Bureau Meeting at Dakar 7 Training of Foreign Diplomats by India under the ITEC Programme and the Africa Fund 7 Projecting India as a Safe and Exciting Destination - two day's Overseas Marketing Conference 8 Programme of Elimination of Child Labour Activities Launched 9 OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN'S STATEMENTS Move to Organise a March to Ayodhya by Some Bangladeshis 10 Expulsion of 418 Palestinians by Israel 10 Exchange of Lists of Nuclear Installations in India and Pakistan 10 Reduction in Staff-Strength by Pakistan High Commission 11 SAARC Summit at Dhaka 11 Organisation of Islamic Conference Meeting at Dakar 12 India's Reaction to OIC's Announcement 12 Prime Minister's Meeting with some Indian Heads of Missions from various Countries 12 Allied Air Strikes Against Iraq 12 Assumption of Charge by New External Affairs Minister and the MOS 13 Bangladesh Parliament Passes Resolution on Ayodhya 13 Meeting between the Indian Prime Minister and British Prime Minister 14 Indo-Russian Talks 15 Indo-Russian Talks on the Issue of Palestinian Deportees 16 PAKISTAN Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Shri M. K. Bhadrakumar called in the Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan Mr. Shahid Malik today 17 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Con- gratulates President of U.S.A., Mr. Bill Clinton 18 PRIME MINISTER'S MESSAGE Prime Minister Congratulates President Bill Clinton of the USA 18 RUSSIA Official Level Talks Between India and Russia to Resolve Rupee-Rouble Exchange Rate 18 Mr. Yeltsin calls on Dr. Sharma 19 Agreement on Cooperation between India- Russia on Combating Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance 20 Agreement on Defence Cooperation 21 Agreement in the Field of Science and Technology 23 Agreement on Cultural and Scientific Cooperation 23 Agreement in the Field of Information 27 Inter-Governmental Protocol of Indo-Russian Consultations 28 Agreement on Cooperation and Interaction between the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Security of the Russian Federation 30 SRI LANKA Call by Special Envoy of Prime Minister of India on President of Sri Lanka 31 Sri Lanka's President Visits India 32 SPAIN Visit of the Spanish Secretary General eo India 32 UNESCO Dr. Karan Singh Appointed to UNESCO Edu- cation Commission 33 UNITED KINGDOM Indo-British Joint Ventures 34 USA US President Bill Clinton Congratulates Presi- dent Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma on India's 44th Republic Day 35 External Affairs Minister, Shri Dinesh Singh Message to Mr. Warren Christopher the US Secretary of State - Designate 35 Vice President Speech at World Congress on Total Quality 35 UTAN INDIA CANADA USA CHILE IRAN MALDIVES MAURITIUS SENEGAL BANGLADESH ISRAEL PAKISTAN IRAQ RUSSIA MALI SRI LANKA SPAIN Date : Jan 01, 1993 Volume No XXXIX NO 1 1995 BHUTAN King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck Holds Talkswith Indian leaders The following is the text of a press release issued in New Delhi on Jan 04, 1993 on King of Bhutan's talks with Indian leaders: At the invitation of the President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan arrived on a State visit in Delhi at 1155 hrs. on the 4th of January 1993. He was received at the Airport by Shri R. L. Bhatia, Minister of State for External Affairs and other senior officials of the Government of India. His Majesty was received at the Rashtrapati Bhawan by the President and the Prime Minister. A ceremonial welcome was accorded to the visiting dignitary with a 21-gun salute. His Majesty inspected a Guard of Honour. The King of Bhutan laid a wreath at Rajghat and watered the saplings planted in the lawns of Rajghat during his previous visit. His Majesty also laid a wreath at Veer Bhoomi, the Samadhi of Shri Rajiv Gandhi. His Majesty called on the President where matters of mutual interest and the close economic co-operation between India and Bhutan were discussed. Later, the Prime Minister had an extended meeting with His Majesty. Their discussions centred around bilateral and international issues and the continued Indian assistance for Bhutan's 7th Five Year Plan (1992-97). The discussions were marked by warmth, cordiality and complete understanding between the two sides. A Memorandum of Understanding for the preparation of the Detailed Project Report for the Sankosh Multi-purpose Project was signed between the Government of India and the Royal Government of Bhutan on the 4th of January 1993 at Ashoka Hall in Rashtrapati Bhawan. The MOU was signed in the presence of the Prime Minister of India and the King of Bhutan by Dr. C. D. Thatte, Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India for the Indian side and Dasho Karma Letho, Ambassador of Bhutan in India for the Bhutanese side. The Sankosh Project envisages construction of two power stations with an installed capacity of 1525 MWs. The Detailed Project Report is to be completed in 3 years. The President will be hosting a banquet in honour of the visiting dignitary later this evening. UTAN INDIA USA Date : Jan 04, 1993 Volume No XXXIX NO 1 1995 BHUTAN Indo-Bhutan Talks The following is the text of a Joint Press release issued in New Delhi on Jan 07, 1993 on Indo-Bhutan talks: His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, paid a state visit to India at the invitation of the President of India, His Excellency Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, from January 4 to 7, 1993. During the visit, His Majesty exchanged views with the President of India, the Prime Minister of India, the Vice President of India and with -1> other senior Indian Ministers. These discussions covered a wide range of subjects. Both the King of Bhutan and the Prime Minister of India expressed their great happiness and satisfaction at the further strengthening of the traditionally warm, friendly and close relationship between Bhutan and India which has always been based on complete mutual trust and understanding. Their discussions also covered the situation in the region and recent developments in international relations and were characterised by a close identity of views and perceptions. Both sides expressed their full confidence and determination to deepen the mutually beneficial economic cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the important field of hydro-power development. In this context, the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the preparation of a detailed project report for the 1520 MW Sankosh Multipurpose project in the presence of the King of Bhutan and the Prime Minister of India was considered a landmark in the development of closer economic co-operation between the two countries. The two sides also agreed to start work shortly on the Kurichu Hydel Project in eastern Bhutan. They also noted that the preparation of the detailed project reports for three other major hydroelectric projects in Bhutan was proceeding on schedule. His Majesty the King of Bhutan extended invitations to the President and Prime Minister of India to visit Bhutan at their convenience. The invitations were accepted with pleasure and gratitude. UTAN INDIA USA Date : Jan 07, 1993 Volume No XXXIX NO 1 1995 CANADA Shrimati Sahi Calls for Indo-Canadian Industrial Cooperation The following is the text of a press release issued in New Delhi on Jan 12, 1993 on Indo-Canada co-operation in Industry: The Minister of State for Industrial Development Smt. Krishna Sahi has called for increased industrial cooperation between India and Canada. Inaugurating a one-day international symposium on Globalisation and Restructuring Canadian and Indian Perspectives, jointly organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Conference Board of Canada, here today, Smt. Sahi emphasised the need for a positive and balanced approach in establishing joint ventures between the two countries. She stressed the importance of creating greater awareness in the Canadian business community about the needs and capabilities of Indian industry. Speaking on Indo-Canadian economic cooperation the Minister said, the Canadian International Development Agency has provided economic assistance for a wide variety of programmes covering infrastructural development, poverty alleviation and improvement of human resources in India. Some of the recent collaborations approved between India and Canada are in solar systems, transmission systems hydro-electric projects, high purity water and waste treatment systems, data communication terminals, radiators, and mine communication safety equipment systems. India is fully committed to furthering the significant developments which have taken place in the recent past to create the appropriate environment for increased Indo-Canadian Economic Cooperation, she added. -2> Regarding the industrial restructuring, she said the process of globalisation will hasten the speed and impact of these changes. Older industries will have to respond faster to global changes in technology, organisation, marketing and factor prices. The former rigidities in the industrial and economic environment in India which made it difficult for firms to adapt quickly to changes in circumstances was an important cause of the sickness in Indian industry. In the new deregulated environment, firms will be free to take decisions based on their commercial judgement.