PM Departs For State Go to To Mauritius, To Be Chief Visitor At Nationwide Day

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Mauritius late Monday night time on a two-day State go to. He’ll attend the Nationwide Day celebrations because the Chief Visitor on March 12.

The Ministry of Exterior Affairs acknowledged that the go to is in the direction of strengthening “India-Mauritus enduring ties.”

“Strengthening India-Mauritus enduring ties! PM @narendramodi has launched into a 2-day State go to to Port Louis, Mauritius. PM will take part because the Chief Visitor at Mauritius’ Nationwide Day Celebrations & additionally meet Mauritian management & dignitaries,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal acknowledged in a submit on X.

In his departure assertion on Monday, PM Modi stated that he appears ahead to the chance to interact with the Mauritius management throughout his go to to raise bilateral partnership and strengthen friendship for safety and improvement within the Indian Ocean Area.

He referred to as Mauritius a “shut maritime neighbour, key associate within the Indian Ocean and a gateway to the African continent.”

“On the invitation of my good friend, Prime Minister Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, I’m embarking on a two-day State Go to to Mauritius to take part within the celebrations of the 57th Nationwide Day of Mauritius. We’re linked by historical past, geography and tradition. Deep mutual belief, a shared perception within the values of democracy, and celebration of our range are our strengths,” he stated.

“The shut and historic people-to-people join is a supply of shared delight. We’ve got made important strides previously ten years with people-centric initiatives,” he added.

He expressed confidence that the go to would construct on the foundations of the previous and open a brand new and shiny chapter within the India-Mauritius relationship.

“I sit up for the chance to interact the Mauritius management to raise our partnership in all its aspects and energy our enduring friendship for the progress and prosperity of our peoples, in addition to for safety and improvement within the Indian Ocean Area, as a part of our Imaginative and prescient SAGAR,” he stated.
PM Modi is travelling to Mauritius on the invitation of his Mauritian counterpart, Navinchandra Ramgoolam. He’ll attend the Nationwide Day celebrations of Mauritius on March 12 because the Chief Visitor. In keeping with the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) press launch, a contingent of Indian Defence Forces and a ship from the Indian Navy will take part within the celebrations. PM Modi final visited Mauritius in 2015.
Throughout his go to, PM Modi will name on the Mauritius President, and Prime Minister and maintain conferences with senior dignitaries and leaders of political events in Mauritius.

He will even work together with the members of the Indian-origin neighborhood and inaugurate the Civil Service Faculty and the Space Well being Centre, each constructed with India’s grant help, in response to MEA press launch. Plenty of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) shall be exchanged throughout the go to.
“India and Mauritius share an in depth and particular relationship rooted in shared historic, cultural and folks to individuals ties. Additional, Mauritius kinds an vital a part of India’s Imaginative and prescient SAGAR, i.e., Safety and development for All within the Area,” the MEA assertion learn.

“The go to will reaffirm the sturdy and enduring bond between India and Mauritius and reinforce the shared dedication of each international locations to boost the bilateral relationship throughout all sectors,” it added.
Earlier, Indian Excessive Commissioner to Mauritius, Anurag Srivastava, referred to as the connection between the 2 international locations “really particular” and expressed that he expects settlement in areas of maritime safety and capability constructing.
“This can be a really particular relationship and this relationship has matured into a really sturdy, sturdy and multifaceted partnership. This partnership spans areas like maritime safety cooperation, improvement partnership, capability constructing, well being and schooling and varied different areas,” Srivastava informed ANI.
“Within the conferences between the 2 Prime Ministers, we anticipate that there shall be crucial agreements and bulletins that shall be made following these conferences. It’s anticipated that there can be agreements within the areas of maritime safety as a way to take ahead a maritime safety partnership, in addition to in areas like capability constructing and others,” he added.

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