The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday apprised about MoUs signed with Bahrain, Kuwait, Nepal, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and BRICS nations on organising youth exchange programmes with these countries.
An official statement said International Youth Exchange programmes promote exchange of ideas and values amongst youth of different countries and helps in developing international perspective among the youth.
"Further, through people-to-people contacts, these programmes promote peace and understanding and strengthen friendly relations between countries," the statement said.
--IANS
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