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India, Slovakia upgrade ties to comprehensive partnership
Orissa POST
|June 16, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico also agreed to work towards the ‐earliest‐ implementation of the India-European Union free trade agreement that is expected to significantly shore up the bilateral economic engagement
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India and Slovakia Monday elevated their ties to a comprehensive partnership and firmed up 11 agreements to expand the bilateral cooperation in a range of areas such as migration, digital technology and defence following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico.
The two leaders also agreed to work towards the ‐earliest‐ implementation of the India-European Union free trade agreement that is expected to significantly shore up the bilateral economic engagement.
Modi is in Bratislava as part of his weeklong visit to Europe. It is the first visit to the European nation by an Indian prime minister.
This story is from the June 16, 2026 edition of Orissa POST.
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