India-Slovakia Joint Statement

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India-Slovakia Joint Statement

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Key highlights:

1. First visit of an Indian PM to Slovakia since 1993.
2. Bilateral ties elevated to Comprehensive Partnership.
3. Slovakia supports India's UNSC permanent membership.
4. Cooperation on post-quantum cryptography, AI, 6G, geothermal energy, and counter-terrorism.
5. Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism to be established.
6. The leaders agreed to support the development of cooperation with regional groupings such as the Slavkov 3, Visegrad 4 and 3 Seas Initiative.

Important Groupings Mentioned:

Central and Eastern Europe features three prominent regional sub-groupings. These groupings serve to accelerate infrastructure connectivity, manage specific historical-geopolitical dynamics, and enhance regional security—especially along Europe's critical North-South axis.

Slavkov Triangle (S3)

Members:

1. Austria
2. Czech Republic
3. Slovakia

Visegrad Group (V4)

Members:

1. Poland
2. Hungary
3. Czech Republic
4. Slovakia

Three Seas Initiative

Regional cooperation platform involving countries located between:

1. Baltic Sea
2. Adriatic Sea
3. Black Sea

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