NEW DELHI: Venezuela has expressed interest in expanding economic engagement with India beyond the oil sector, including cooperation in critical minerals and attracting Indian investment, Commerce Ministry said on Saturday.
Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, held a bilateral meeting with Minister of Ecological Mining Development of Venezuela, Hector Silva, on the sidelines of the 30th CII Partnership Summit held in Visakhapatnam.
Goyal emphasised the need to reactivate the India-Venezuela Joint Committee Mechanism, whose last meeting was held a decade ago.