Rio de Janeiro, July 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. During the meeting, Diaz-Canel expressed interest in India's Digital Public Infrastructure and UPI.

During the meeting, the two leaders reviewed bilateral ties in the areas of economic cooperation, development partnership, fintech, capacity building, science and technology, disaster management and healthcare, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement.

In a statement, MEA stated, "Acknowledging India's expertise in the digital domain, President Diaz-Canel expressed interest in India's Digital Public Infrastructure and UPI. Prime Mi...