President arrives in Suriname, pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
Paramaribo ([Suriname), Jun 20 (IBNS) : President Ram Nath Kovind and first lady Savita Kovind, who are on a three-nation visit, arrived in Suriname on Tuesday night (local time).
On arrival, they paid tribute at the statue of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi in Paramaribo, the capital city of the South American country, MEA said.
The President is scheduled to meet and hold discussions with his Surinamese counterpart Desire Delano Bouterse. He will also be holding official level talks in the country.
A number of agreements and MoUs in the areas of health and medicine, elections, IT and Ayurveda are slated to be signed.
President Kovind is on a nine-day tour to Greece, Suriname and Cuba.
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