MoS Pabitra Margherita holds high-level talks in Honduras, engages Indian diaspora

Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita held a series of high-level meetings with the top leadership of Honduras during his ongoing visit to the Central American nation, aimed at deepening bilateral ties between India and Honduras. The engagements, spread across multiple days, covered diplomacy, culture, and people-to-people connectivity.

Key Diplomatic Meetings

On Tuesday, Margherita met Honduras' Foreign Minister Mireya Aguero, where both sides reviewed the growing momentum in bilateral relations and reaffirmed their shared commitment to enhanced institutional collaboration. The MoS described the meeting as productive, noting progress in bilateral engagement.

Margherita also held a meeting with Honduras' First Vice President Maria Antonieta Mejia, where discussions centred on ways to further deepen ties between the two countries. The two leaders exchanged views on a wide range of bilateral issues, according to the Minister.

Cultural and People-to-People Ties

Continuing his engagements, Margherita met Honduras' Secretary of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Yasser Handal Carcamo, to discuss deepening people-to-people ties and enhancing cooperation in arts, yoga, wellness, cinema, and cultural exchanges. This underscores India's broader soft-power diplomacy push in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The MoS also interacted with members of the Indian community and alumni of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme in Honduras, lauding their contribution to bilateral partnership and people-to-people connections. The ITEC programme, a flagship Indian development cooperation initiative, has trained thousands of professionals across developing nations.