Five pacts including bilateral air-service agreement were signed at the end of the delegation level talks between the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Trinidad-and-Tobago Mr. Kamla Persad-Bissessar in New Delhi this evening. The other MoUs are in the areas of culture, medicine, and education.

In a joint statement issued after the talks, the two leaders expressed deep concern over the international, economic and financial crisis and agreed that the current situation demand restructuring of international, financial and monetary system. The two sides also underlined that the voice of emerging and developing economies needs to be heard in the international, financial and monetary system to contribute to inclusive growth. The two sides discussed in detail international development and multilateralism and said that they will take more steps to enhance the cooperation between the two countries.

The two Prime Ministers decided to enhance trade and economic investment and focused on energy, information technology and health sectors in the talks. According to a joint statement, education, tourism, film art and culture also figured prominently in the talks. They discussed developments in South Asia and the Caribbean region and they affirmed their commitments to fight hunger and poverty, democratic values and fostering economic development.