India, Feb. 15 -- Indian and Chad officials attended the Foreign Office Consultations in N'Djamena city on Thursday when they agreed to further deepen bilateral ties in key areas to enhance cooperation in the multilateral fora.

The meeting was attended by Sevala Naik Mude, Additional Secretary (Central and West Africa), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and Fatime Aldjineh Garfa, Minister delegate for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Chad.

As per the ministry released statement, Fatime Aldjineh Garfa, Minister delegate for Foreign Affairs expressed deep appreciation for India's efforts in making the African Union a permanent member of the G20 and recognized that membership of the G20 for the Africa Union will reinforce the G...