Narendra Modi leaves for three-nation African tour
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left the nation for a three-nation Africa tour which will also include his visit to South Africa to join the BRICS summit.
"Embarking on a momentous journey to strengthen our historical bond with Africa! PM @narendramodi departs on a 3-nation tour to Rwanda, Uganda & South Africa from 23-27 July. This is PM’s maiden visit to Rwanda & Uganda. In South Africa, PM will attend the 10th BRICS Summit," MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
As per an Indian External Affairs Ministry statement issued earlier, Modi will pay a State Visit to Republic of Rwanda (23-24 July), Republic of Uganda (24-25 July) and Republic of South Africa (25-27 July).
This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Rwanda and the first visit by our Prime Minister to Uganda in over 20 years.
The visit to South Africa is in the context of BRICS Summit.
Prime Minister’s official engagement in Rwanda and Uganda include bilateral meetings with the Presidents, delegation level talks and meetings with the business and the Indian communities.
In Rwanda, Prime Minister will visit the Genocide Memorial and participate in an event on "Girinka” (one cow per family), a national social protection scheme of Rwanda personally initiated by President Paul Kagame, read the statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.
In Uganda, Prime Minister will deliver a Keynote address at the Parliament of Uganda – the first Indian Prime Minister to address the Ugandan Parliament.
In South Africa, the Prime Minister will have bilateral meeting with the South African President and will attend the BRICS Summit and other BRICS related meetings.
Bilateral meetings with participating countries on the sidelines of BRICS meetings are also planned.
India shares close, warm and friendly relations with Africa which are cemented by robust development partnership and a large presence of the Indian Diaspora.
A number of agreements and MoUs in the areas of Defence, trade, culture, Agriculture and Dairy cooperation are scheduled to be signed during the visit.
Over the last few years, there has been a significant intensification of our engagement in various fields with African countries and there have been as many as 23 outgoing visits to Africa at the level of President, Vice President and Prime Minister in the last four years. Africa has been the top priority of India’s Foreign Policy.
The visit of Prime Minister to Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa will further strengthen our relations with the African continent.
Image: Raveesh Kumar Twitter page
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