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Visit of Hon'ble Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan to Portugal, 7-8 Sept 2017

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Minister of Science & Technology Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan visited Lisbon on 7-8 September 2017.
During his visit, he called on Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa and and discussed the multifaceted relationship between India and Portugal. 
Minister met with Minister Manuel Heitor and discussed ways to further deepen India Portugal S&T Cooperation.
He also visited Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR).
On 08 September, Minister participated in Oceans Meeting 2017 and reiterated India's committed to sustainable development of its Blue Economy and building partnerships for the 2030 Agenda, including the SDG14. He also visited state-of-the-art Cancer Research facilities at Champalimaud Foundation.
In the evening, he interacted with Portuguese officials, members of Indian Community and Students/Researchers at India House in Lisbon.

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