<span style="color: #222222;">External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar today began his engagements in Prague by meeting a delegation of Czech Members of the European Parliament. <br />''<br />''In a tweet, Dr Jaishankar said, there was a good discussion on India's ties with European Union and the Czech Republic, the Indo-Pacific, food and energy security and digital cooperation.<br />''<br />''He also had a productive meeting with Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky. As Czech Republic takes over European Union Presidency, they discussed taking India- EU partnership forward. The Ministers noted the steady progress in bilateral cooperation, including in trade, defence, Science and Technology and people-to-people exchanges. They welcomed the trade level crossing two billion dollars. They also exchanged views on the repercussions of the Ukraine conflict and the Indo-Pacific.<br />''<br />''Dr. Jaishankar paid tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in Prague today. He said, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore is widely admired by Czech people and the memorial is in a street named after him.<br />''<br />''The External Affairs Minister reached Czech Republic yesterday on the second leg of a two-nation visit. In the Czech Republic, he will hold discussions with his counterpart Jan Lipavský. The discussions will provide an opportunity for a comprehensive review of the bilateral cooperation. The Czech Republic will be taking over the EU Presidency from the 1st of next month.<br />''<br />''Dr. Jaishankar will also interact with a cross-section of the Indian Diaspora, including students in the Czech Republic.<br />''<br />''On the first leg of his visit, Dr Jaishankar visited Slovakia. Apart from calling on Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger in Bratislava, he held bilateral discussions with his counterpart Ivan Kor?ok and attended the GLOBSEC 2022.</span><br />