PM Modi meets Uruguay President on sidelines of 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the President of Uruguay, Yamandu Orsi, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
The two leaders held discussions covering the full spectrum of bilateral relations.
They reviewed cooperation in the areas of digital collaboration, ICT, Digital Public Infrastructure & UPI, defence, railways, health and pharmaceuticals, agriculture, energy, culture, and people-to-people linkages.
Happy to have met President Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Brazil. Close ties between our nations are important for the Global South. India is committed to doing everything possible to further deepen relations with Uruguay. In this context, we… pic.twitter.com/32xbV28hTF
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 7, 2025
A key area of discussion was strengthening bilateral trade and investment. Both sides expressed interest in the expansion of the India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement, aiming to unlock greater economic potential and trade complementarities.
The Prime Minister expressed gratitude to President Orsi for the strong condemnation of the recent barbaric terrorist attack in Pahalgam and appreciated Uruguay’s solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
The meeting reaffirmed the commitment of both countries to develop a forward-looking bilateral partnership.
