After a visit to Mumbai, Mauricio Macri ends his tour in India and then goes to Vietnam

President Mauricio Macri will arrive today at the city of Mumbai, located on the sea coast of Oman, which is the financial center of India with nearly 20 million inhabitants, where it will close the Argentina-India Economic Forum and will close its state-country visit.

The president will spend a few hours in Mumbai, before leaving late afternoon for Hanoi, capital of Vietnam., where he will complete the economic efforts in a country with which there is an important balance in favor of the balance of trade, informed the Presidency of the Nation.

After leading the closing of the Business Forum, Macri plans to meet the Chief Minister of the State of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis. Later, he will travel to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport to begin his trip to Vietnam, where he plans to arrive around midnight.

Maharashtra, the state in which Mumbai is located, is the third largest in the country, both in area and population. He is also considered the most advanced and contributes greatly to industrial production since he directs twenty of twenty-six national strategic sectors.

In this scenario, the presence of President Macri marks "the clear intention to add Argentina to the economic opportunities offered by India," according to official sources.

Mumbai is a densely populated city, with an area of ​​603.4 square kilometers and a population of nearly 20 million. The metropolitan area covers an area of ​​437.77 km 2; located on the coast of the Oman Sea, west of the subcontinent, concentrates 70% of the country's maritime trade.

Many automotive, software, engineering and biotechnology industries were established there, making the city the most powerful and richest in India. There is also the famous Bollywood, which is the world's largest producer of the Indian film industry.

Yesterday, after meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the head of state has reached an ambitious agreement with India to revive economic relations. This is a 48-point document containing agreements ranging from concomitant themes, such as multilateralism or the fight against terrorism, to sensitive areas of bilateral relations, such as the insertion of the Indian pharmaceutical industry in our country or the development of the information society. competitive nuclear energy.

With information from Telam