New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Brazil to attend the annual G20 summit and to Nigeria and Guyana as part of a three-nation visit beginning November 16, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Modi's first destination will be Nigeria and it will be the first visit to the resource-rich African country by an Indian prime minister in 17 years.
From Nigeria, Prime Minister Modi will travel from November 18 on a two-day trip to the Brazilian city of Rio De Janeiro to participate in the G20 summit. India is part of the G20 troika along with Brazil and South Africa.
The Prime Minister will put forward India's positions on various issues of global importance and build on the achievements of the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration and Voice of the Global South Summits, the MEA said.
On the sidelines of the summit, Prime Minister Modi is expected to meet several leaders, the report said.
Under its G20 chairmanship, which ended on November 30 last year, India focused on a variety of issues such as inclusive growth, digital innovation, climate finance and equitable access to global healthcare, with the aim of largely benefiting the Global South or the developing countries.
Prime Minister Modi will visit Nigeria from November 16 to 17 at the invitation of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the MEA said.
“During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold discussions to review the strategic partnership between India and Nigeria and discuss further opportunities to strengthen the bilateral relationship,” the report said.
He will also address a gathering of the Indian community in Nigeria.
“India and Nigeria have been strategic partners since 2007 with growing cooperation in economics, energy and defense. More than 200 Indian companies have invested more than $27 billion in key sectors in Nigeria,” the MEA said.
It said India and Nigeria also share a strong partnership for development cooperation.
The Prime Minister's final destination will be Guyana. According to the MEA, he will visit the island nation from November 19 to 21 at the invitation of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali.
“This visit to Guyana will be the first by an Indian Prime Minister since 1968,” the report said.
In 2023, President Ali visited India as the chief guest at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Indore and received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman.
“During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold talks with President Ali, meet other senior leaders of Guyana, address the Guyana Parliament and address a gathering of the Indian diaspora,” the MEA said.
“In Georgetown, Guyana, the Prime Minister will also participate in the second CARICOM-India Summit and hold meetings with leaders of CARICOM Member States to further strengthen India's long-standing friendship with the region,” the report said.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is an intergovernmental organization of 15 member states in the Caribbean with the primary objective of promoting economic integration and cooperation among its members.
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