The Namibian delegation led by Ambassador Veiccoh Nghiwete, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Namibia, visited India on November 20 and held foreign office consultations here.
The Indian side was led by M Ganapathi, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs.
The Namibian delegation also called on External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and exchanged views on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.
"Both sides noted with satisfaction that bilateral relations rooted in history during the liberation struggle of Namibia had expanded in recent years especially following the state visit of President of Namibia Hifikepunye Pohamba to India in 2009.
"The two sides agreed that there was significant potential for further expanding bilateral relations," an official statement said.
During the consultations, the two delegations discussed bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional and international issues.
Relations between the two countries in the areas of trade, education, healthcare, human resource development, capacity building, cooperation on peaceful uses of nuclear energy, defence and India Africa Forum Summits and related projects were amongst the subjects on which views were exchanged between the two delegations, the statement said.
They also discussed cooperation between India and Namibia in the UN, NAM and Commonwealth.
It was agreed to strengthen cooperation in regional and multilateral fora in areas of mutual interests.
