New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a telephonic call from Venezuelan Acting President Rodriguez on Friday and the two leaders discussed deepening cooperation across areas like trade, investment, energy, digital technology among others.

Sharing the details of the conversation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement on Friday, "the two leaders agreed to further expand and deepen the India-Venezuela partnership in all areas, including trade and investment, energy, digital technology, health, agriculture and people-to-people ties. Both leaders exchanged views on various regional and global issues of mutual interest and underscored the importance of their close cooperation for the Global South. The...