PM Modi to hold bilateral meeting with Argentina President Milei: Envoy Ajaneesh

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the way to Argentina Indian Ambassador Ajaneesh Kumar hailed it a momentous occasion noting it will be the first bilateral visit by an Indian PM in over five decadesArgentina would be the third leg of PM Modis fivenation tour after Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago It will be followed by visits to Brazil for the 17th BRICS Summit and to NamibiaLaying out the itinerary of the PMs visit Ambassador Kumar told ANI that upon reaching Argentina PM Modi will be received by the Indian community in Buenos Aires On the next day PM Modi will pay homage to Jose de San Martin widely regarded as the Father of the Argentine Nation at the Plaza de San Martin in Buenos AiresPM Modi will also hold delegationlevel talks with Argentine President Javier MileiPrime Minister arrives late in the evening He will be received by the community The next day the Prime Minister will pay his respects and homage to the father of the Argentine nation Hes commonly known as the Libertadores Plaza de San Martin At the Plaza he would be joined by the foreign minister of this country Thereafter he will have an official delegationlevel meeting at the Casa Rosada which is the presidents office He will meet the President of Argentina Javier Milei Ajaneesh Kumar saidAjaneesh Kumar also emphasised that this will be the first visit by the Indian Prime Minister in over five decades and mentioned the multifaceted relations between both nationsPrime Minister Modis visit to Argentina is a momentous occasion in our bilateral relations This visit is coming after a long time over five decades Prime Minister had the occasion to meet the President of Argentina last November during the G20 in Brazil This visit will only consolidate the points discussed during the last meeting India and Argentina relations are multifaceted We have cooperation across a range of subjects It was only last year that we celebrated 75 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries he saidAmbassador Ajaneesh Kumar also shed light on IndiaArgentina cooperation in various sectorsThere is a wide segment of sectors in which the two countries are cooperating already and some of them we need to open the doors and windows for the future We have a good cooperation going between the energy companies of India We have a good representation of Indian twowheelers in Argentina Argentina is a major agricultural country and we have tractors present here he saidHe also suggested that Argentina could benefit from Indias pharmaceutical sector as India is referred to as the pharmacy of the worldThere is another sector which needs to be looked at very carefully and Argentina can make use of and that is the Indian pharmaceutical and medical devices sector India is called the pharmacy of the world and the medical devices made in India are of top grade They have found markets all over Europe in the European Union as well as in the United States I dont see any reason why they cannot come to the Argentine market and the people of this country benefit at a cheaper cost and good quality he saidAdditionally President of CIARA Argentine Edible Oil Association Gustavo Idigoras highlighted the significance of PM Modis visit to the South American nations pressing on the need to have a closer economic and commercial relationship with IndiaThis visit of PM Modi in Argentina will be the most important visit in the last 20 years Argentina needs to have a closer economic and commercial relationship with India We are promoting better dialogue Gustavo Idigoras saidThe Argentine administration and President Milei are totally convinced that he needs to work more closely with PM Modi We are very happy to receive him with the idea to boost and double the bilateral trade which is currently more than 5 billion dollars Our idea is to try to reach more than 8 billion in the next 34 years he addedPM Modi is headed for Buenos Aires at the official invitation of the President of the Republic of Argentina After completing his visit to Argentina PM Modi will head to Brazil from July 5 to July 8 to attend the 17th BRICS Summit 2025 In the final leg of his fivenation tour the PM will visit Namibia and also address its parliamentThis 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