Talks are underway between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Mr Modi received a ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Both leaders will review the strategic partnership between the two countries and discuss further avenues to enhance the bilateral relationship. Several agreements are expected to be signed following the talks.
Prime Minister Modi will also address a gathering of Indian community in the country.
Nigeria will honour Prime Minister Modi with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON. He will be the second foreign dignitary to receive this honour. Queen Elizabeth is the only foreign dignitary to be awarded with GCON in 1969. This will be the 17th such international award being conferred to Prime Minister Modi by a country.
Prime Minister Modi reached Abuja last night on a two-day visit to Nigeria. He was given a rousing welcome upon arrival. This is the first visit by a Prime Minister of India to Nigeria in 17 years. Prime Minister was presented with the ‘Key to the City’ of Abuja. The key symbolises the trust and honour bestowed on the Prime Minister by the people of Nigeria. Mr Modi was thanked by the Marathi community in Nigeria for according classical language status to Marathi.
Prime Minister Modi will travel to the Brazilian city of Rio De Janeiro later in the evening on a two-day trip to attend the G20 Summit hosted by President Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva. India, along with Brazil and South Africa, is part of the G20 Troika and has been actively contributing to the discussions on the G20 Summit. During the event, Prime Minister Modi will present India’s positions on various global issues and build on the outcomes of the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration, as well as the Voice of the Global South Summits hosted by India in recent years. Mr Modi is also expected to meet several leaders on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.
On the third and final leg, Prime Minister Modi will undertake a state visit to Guyana from the 19th to the 21st of November.
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