India increasingly using technology to address concerns of Indians living abroad: Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday assured Indians living abroad that the government is increasingly using technology to address their concerns.

Kovind who was addressing the Indian community and Friends of India here also said that India was committed to enhance the economic relations with Slovenia.

"There is good potential to strengthen trade, investment, technology and cooperation. I am hopeful that the fruitful engagements of the business delegation accompanying me with their Slovenian partners will lay down a new path of trade and technology tie ups," Kovind said.

The president, who reached Slovenian capital Ljubljana on Monday, is on the concluding leg of his nine-day three-nation visit to Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia.

He also said that Overseas Citizenship of India card scheme has been made flexible for many and the Indian embassies are more proactive in dealing with the issues of the Indians.

"We have used technology especially social media to reach to your concerns. We are dealing to make consular services even more efficient," he added.

Kovind also spoke about historical relations between both India and Slovenia and said that "we are keen to deepen this people-to-people contact through tourism and through cultural exchanges".

"History of intervention between India and Slovenia goes back to ages. Centuries ago, Slovenians travelled to India by land and sea. Indian culture, philosophy continued to attract them to our countries," he said.

"Slovenia's beauty is also attracting large number of Indian tourists. Many Indian movies have also ben shot in this charming country."