India and Austria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for strengthening long-term relationship and bilateral Cooperation on Road and Rail Infrastructure. The agreement was signed between the Minister of Railways and Road Transport and Highways, Dr. C.P.Joshi and visiting Federal Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology of Austria, Mrs. Doris Burse in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Joshi has sought greater cooperation from Austria for modernisation and capacity augmentation of the rail infrastructure in the country and safety enhancement plans. He said that both the countries have identified the areas of cooperation in the fields of tunneling technology, training and upgrading of skills like a psychological qualification test for locomotive drivers and track maintenance. Under the MoU, both the sides have also agreed to encourage and to establish a long term and effective relationship of communication and cooperation, including the exchange of information concerning roads and highways infrastructure development.