<p>India and Portugal on Friday signed seven agreements to boost cooperation in a range of areas after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa held extensive talks.</p>.<p>The pacts provide for cooperation in areas of investment, transport, ports, culture and industrial and intellectual property rights.</p>.<p>Portugal is an important country for India in Southern Europe, and bilateral ties have witnessed a steady progress in the last 15 years.</p>.<p>In October 2005, Portugal extradited Abu Salem and Monica Bedi to face terror charges.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Modi visited Portugal in June 2017 during which 11 agreements were signed covering a large number of areas including space, avoidance of double taxation, nano-technology, biotechnology and higher education.</p>.<p>Sousa arrived here on Thursday night on a four-day visit, his first to India. The last visit by a Portuguese President to India was in 2007. He is accompanied by a high-level delegation.</p>.<p>Officials said the talks covered entire expanse of bilateral ties including in areas of trade, investment and education.</p>.<p>In the morning, the Portuguese president was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.</p>.<p>The pacts signed after Modi-Sousa talks included a joint declaration a bilateral mobility partnership and another on maritime transport.</p>.<p>President Ram Nath Kovind will meet the visiting president on Friday evening and host a banquet in his honour. Sousa will also travel to Maharashtra and Goa during his visit.</p>
<p>India and Portugal on Friday signed seven agreements to boost cooperation in a range of areas after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa held extensive talks.</p>.<p>The pacts provide for cooperation in areas of investment, transport, ports, culture and industrial and intellectual property rights.</p>.<p>Portugal is an important country for India in Southern Europe, and bilateral ties have witnessed a steady progress in the last 15 years.</p>.<p>In October 2005, Portugal extradited Abu Salem and Monica Bedi to face terror charges.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Modi visited Portugal in June 2017 during which 11 agreements were signed covering a large number of areas including space, avoidance of double taxation, nano-technology, biotechnology and higher education.</p>.<p>Sousa arrived here on Thursday night on a four-day visit, his first to India. The last visit by a Portuguese President to India was in 2007. He is accompanied by a high-level delegation.</p>.<p>Officials said the talks covered entire expanse of bilateral ties including in areas of trade, investment and education.</p>.<p>In the morning, the Portuguese president was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.</p>.<p>The pacts signed after Modi-Sousa talks included a joint declaration a bilateral mobility partnership and another on maritime transport.</p>.<p>President Ram Nath Kovind will meet the visiting president on Friday evening and host a banquet in his honour. Sousa will also travel to Maharashtra and Goa during his visit.</p>