New York, Sept. 21 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India and the four Visegrad Group (V4) countries (Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic) have agreed to deepen cooperation in political, economic, technology, defence and people-to-people ties. Jaishankar's comments following the first V4 and India Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Jaishankar said the gathering was a "new historic occasion" and announced plans for annual meetings of foreign ministers as well as an annual business forum.

"Since India's relationship with the European Union itself is deepening, with the V4 we would take some special initiatives to creat...