New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles Pabitra Margherita concluded visits to Ecuador, Bolivia, and Cuba from November 4 to 10, aimed at strengthening India's bilateral relations with the three Latin American countries, according to an official release by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

In Ecuador, from November 4 to 5, Margherita called on President Daniel Noboa Azin and held meetings with Foreign Minister Maria Gabriela Sommerfeld Rosero and the Agriculture Minister on matters of mutual interest.

Alongside the Foreign Minister, he announced the opening of the Embassy of India in Quito and signed an MoU on cooperation between the Indian and Ecuadorian Diplomatic Training Institutes.

He also i...