PM Modi departs for state visit to Mauritius, to be Chief Guest at National Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Mauritius late Monday night on a twoday State visit He will attend the National Day celebrations as the Chief Guest on March 12The Ministry of External Affairs stated that the visit is towards strengthening IndiaMauritus enduring tiesStrengthening IndiaMauritus enduring ties PM narendramodi has embarked on a 2day State visit to Port Louis Mauritius PM will participate as the Chief Guest at Mauritius National Day Celebrations amp also meet Mauritian leadership amp dignitaries MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated in a post on XIn his departure statement on Monday PM Modi said that he looks forward to the opportunity to engage with the Mauritius leadership during his visit to elevate bilateral partnership and strengthen friendship for security and development in the Indian Ocean RegionHe called Mauritius a close maritime neighbour key partner in the Indian Ocean and a gateway to the African continentAt the invitation of my friend Prime Minister Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam I am embarking on a twoday State Visit to Mauritius to participate in the celebrations of the 57th National Day of Mauritius We are connected by history geography and culture Deep mutual trust a shared belief in the values of democracy and celebration of our diversity are our strengths he saidThe close and historical peopletopeople connect is a source of shared pride We have made significant strides in the past ten years with peoplecentric initiatives he addedHe expressed confidence that the visit would build on the foundations of the past and open a new and bright chapter in the IndiaMauritius relationshipI look forward to the opportunity to engage the Mauritius leadership to elevate our partnership in all its facets and strength our enduring friendship for the progress and prosperity of our peoples as well as for security and development in the Indian Ocean Region as part of our Vision SAGAR he saidPM Modi is travelling to Mauritius at the invitation of his Mauritian counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam He will attend the National Day celebrations of Mauritius on March 12 as the Chief Guest According to the Ministry of External Affairs MEA press release a contingent of Indian Defence Forces and a ship from the Indian Navy will participate in the celebrations PM Modi last visited Mauritius in 2015During his visit PM Modi will call on the Mauritius President and Prime Minister and hold meetings with senior dignitaries and leaders of political parties in MauritiusHe will also interact with the members of the Indianorigin community and inaugurate the Civil Service College and the Area Health Centre both built with Indias grant assistance according to MEA press release A number of Memorandums of Understanding MoUs will be exchanged during the visitIndia and Mauritius share a close and special relationship rooted in shared historical cultural and people to people ties Further Mauritius forms an important part of Indias Vision SAGAR ie Security and growth for All in the Region the MEA statement readThe visit will reaffirm the strong and enduring bond between India and Mauritius and reinforce the shared commitment of both countries to enhance the bilateral relationship across all sectors it addedEarlier Indian High Commissioner to Mauritius Anurag Srivastava called the relationship between the two countries truly special and expressed that he expects agreement in areas of maritime security and capacity buildingThis is a truly special relationship and this relationship has matured into a very strong robust and multifaceted partnership This partnership spans areas like maritime security cooperation development partnership capacity building health and education and various other areas Srivastava told ANIIn the meetings between the two Prime Ministers we anticipate that there will be very important agreements and announcements that will be made following these meetings It is expected that there would be agreements in the areas of maritime security in order to take forward a maritime security partnership as well as in areas like capacity building and others he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever