Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 15 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a bilateral meeting on Saturday with Minister of Ecological Mining Development of Venezuela, Hector Silva, on the sidelines of the 30th CII Partnership Summit held in Visakhapatnam.

During the meeting, the Venezuelan side expressed interest in expanding economic engagement with India beyond the oil sector, including cooperation in critical minerals and attracting Indian investment, said a statement from India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Minister Goyal emphasized the need to reactivate the India-Venezuela Joint Committee Mechanism, whose last meeting was held a decade ago.

He noted that ONGC's ongoing operations in Venezuela provide scope for deeper collaboration in mining

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