India presses for quicker business visas to African countries

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NEW DELHI: Ahead of the India-Africa partnership forum summit in April, Indian businesspersons have pressed for quicker business visas from African countries.

The Indian side will take up the issue of visas with ministers accompanying leaders of 14 countries who will be coming here to participate in the first-ever India-Africa summit, official sources said here on Thursday.

The move can go a long way in enhancing trade and investment between the two sides.

"We want multi-entry business visas of longer duration, from one to five years for business travellers," Arun Aggarwal, industrialist and chairperson of the Assocham's committee on international affairs, said at a meeting of the India-Africa Economic Forum here Wednesday evening.