External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India and Jamaica have agreed to deepen trade relations and explore cooperation for recruitment and mobility of skilled professionals, such as teachers and healthcare workers. Jaishankar, marking a first as an Indian external affairs minister visiting Jamaica for a bilateral trip, met with Prime Minister Andrew Holness and held delegation-level discussions with Kamina Johnson Smith, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.
He said that the talks were comprehensive, with both sides reviewing the full spectrum of bilateral relations and identifying new avenues to deepen the partnership. Three MoUs were signed in the areas of health cooperation, solarisation of The Hugh Lawson Shearer Building, and broadcasting.
He said ‘We signed several important agreements and discussed effective implementations of MoUs which have been recently concluded in the fields of digital transformation, cultural exchange, sports and digital payments to ensure tangible outcomes on the ground.' Further, he said that India has recognised Jamaica’s growing role as a key logistics center and entry point to the Caribbean market for trade and investment. Besides, he said both sides also discussed broadening cooperation in defence and security, healthcare, digitisation, agriculture, education, and infrastructure.
