India, Eritrea Hold Consultations in Asmara, Deepen Bilateral Ties

• India and Eritrea held their third round of Foreign Office Consultations in Asmara.
• Discussions reviewed bilateral relations across political, economic, capacity building, health, education, renewable energy, culture, and people-to-people ties.
• Both sides emphasized human resource development through ITEC and ICCR scholarships and exchanged views on regional issues.
• India's exports to Eritrea reached $17.95 million in 2022-23, with Eritrea qualifying for India's Duty-Free Tariff Preference scheme.
• India has provided food assistance to Eritrea multiple times, including 50 metric tonnes in November 2020.

Why It Matters: India and Eritrea are deepening their bilateral relations and cooperation.