India to open an IT centre in Venezuela

India will set up an Information Technology Centre of Excellence in Venezuela as part of its effort to ramp up bilateral ties. This offer was made during the visit by Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma, who was in Venezuela from May 18 to 20. The ministry of external affairs said that the Venezuelan side “thanked” India and expressed keenness in stepping up cooperation in agriculture and agricultural research, Science and Technology, Information Communication Technology, pharmaceuticals and generic medicines, infrastructure and transfer of technology.